No. 12 Georgia Tech starts 7-0 for first time since 1966, pulls away from mistake-ridden Duke

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• No. 12 Georgia Tech starts 7-0 for first time since 1966, pulls away from mistake-ridden Duke</p>

<p>Andy Backstrom October 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech's Haynes King (10) helped the Yellow Jackets pull away from Duke on Saturday in Durham, N.C., Saturday. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) ()</p>

<p>With No. 2 Miami losing to Louisville on Friday night, the ACC truly feels up for grabs. No. 12 Georgia Tech and Duke played hot potato with their chances to make a run to the conference title game Saturday afternoon.</p>

<p>Duke's first two drives reached the Georgia Tech 1- and 12-yard lines but resulted in zero points because of ball-security issues. Georgia Tech, equipped with a top-11 rushing offense in college football, didn't cross the 100-yard barrier on the ground until past the midway point of the fourth quarter.</p>

<p>But the Yellow Jackets prevailed, just as they did in overtime late last month at Wake Forest.</p>

<p>Georgia Tech running back Malachi Hosley spun through the second level and gave the Yellow Jackets (7-0, 4-0 ACC) an insurance touchdown. Quarterback Haynes King added another with his 10th rushing score of the year, sealing what turned out to be a 27-18 win in Durham, North Carolina.</p>

<p>The Yellow Jackets are 7-0 for the first time since they started 9-0 in 1966.</p>

<p>Missed opportunities haunted Duke (4-3, 3-1) at home. The last one was a 46-yard field goal attempt that sailed wide right with 2:57 to go. A make would have cut Duke's deficit to seven before King's garbage-time touchdown, which was followed by a Blue Devils score of the same variety.</p>

<p>FUMBLE RECOVERY AND TAKEN TO THE HOUSE ⚠️@OmarDaniels_10 📺 @espn #StingEm 🐝 pic.twitter.com/7aBKBnBLIm</p>

<p>— Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) October 18, 2025</p>

<p>Duke dominated the first half, outgaining Georgia Tech 238-110. But a bunch of those yards felt empty after the Blue Devils left back-to-back drives empty-handed in the first quarter.</p>

<p>Quarterback Darian Mensah fumbled at the mesh point of a zone-read play on second-and-goal from the doorstep of the Yellow Jackets' end zone.</p>

<p>Georgia Tech safety Omar Daniels picked up the loose ball and went the distance for a 95-yard scoop-and-score to swing the pendulum and establish a 7-0 Yellow Jackets lead.</p>

<p>Duke's next drive ended with holder Kade Reynoldson muffing the snap on a field goal attempt.</p>

<p>Turnovers have dictated the Blue Devils' season so far. Their turnover margin was minus-six though their first three games of the year, which included losses to then-No. 11 Illinois and Tulane. But during Duke's three-game ACC win streak, it was plus-11 in that department.</p>

<p>King touchdown hits every time 🔥📺 @espn #StingEm 🐝 pic.twitter.com/mB0cOvpuQT</p>

<p>— Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) October 18, 2025</p>

<p>Although Duke technically committed only one turnover Saturday, botched exchanges — one on offense and one on special teams — cost them 10 points.</p>

<p>The Blue Devils did, however, score a touchdown just before intermission. That's when Mensah located tight end Landen King from 20 yards out to tie the game at 7-7. Mensah finished 32-of-44 for 373 yards and two touchdowns.</p>

<p>Duke was knocking on the door again during its first series of the second half. The Blue Devils drove to the Georgia Tech 1-yard line. The Yellow Jackets responded with three straight stops at the goal line, with redshirt senior defensive lineman Jordan van den Berg creating knockback each time.</p>

<p>The Blue Devils settled for a chip-shot field goal, leaving more points on the table.</p>

<p>That was the story of the day for a Duke team that, despite its two losses in non-conference play, still had a clear path to the ACC championship game. Now it's much more murky.</p>

<p>Georgia Tech's storybook season, on the other hand, is still buzzing.</p>

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