Even in the Rain, Option Shines in Charlottesville

The rain was coming down in sheets, challenging the drainage system in C’ville. Seemingly going to play a huge factor, the rain was the cause of at least 3 fumbles, and numerous dropped passes. In what appeared to be a close game in the first half, 13-6, was blown open in the 3^rd quarter by the Jacket’s triple option.

The quarter opened with a seemingly good stop by UVA’s kickoff team. Then, in what can only be described as a mauling, the triple option drove 18 plays, milked 10:47 off the clock, and threw only a single pass, for a TD. The drive included a ridiculous run by Anthony Allen, who was hit behind the line, somehow stayed on his feet, rolled left, and managed 6 yards. Then soon after, a nice draw handoff to Jonathan Dwyer, lead to his just running straight over a UVA cornerback, for a nice 20 yard gain. Allen soon after took a toss-sweep into the endzone, making it 20-6, with barely 4 minutes left in the 4^th.

This drive took most of the life out of UVA, and their inability to get into the endzone after getting down to the 3 yard line stole the rest. The next 2 GT possessions saw Allen break a 20 yarder for a TD, then Nesbitt driving the option down for another 1 yard QB keeper TD.

The rain was incredible, the Jacket D held UVA to under 200 total yards of offense, and the option was unstoppable with 362 yards on the ground. The 1^st win in C’ville since 1990, and Johnson breaks another rough GT streak, that includes that factor, he beat a top-5 team for the first time since 1962 at home, he beat UGA AT UGA last year to break a 0-7 streak, AND he beat FSU AT FSU for the first time ever for a GT team. Where can Tech go from here? I quote CollegeFootballNews, “just assume Georgia Tech will rumble for 300 yards per game, and go from there.”

What’s the good word? Go Jackets!