Two Amazing Games
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:24 pm
1) Texas A&M hosted South Carolina A&M was unbeaten and ranked #3 in the country. South Carolina had won one conference game all year. The first half, everything that could go wrong did go wrong for A&M: two missed field goals; dropped passes; interceptions. South Carolina led 30-3. In the last 20 years, no SEC team had lost a game that they led by 27 or more points (287 straight). So, A&M scores four touchdowns on their first four possessions of the second half and holds on to win 31-30.
2) Georgia Tech went to Boston College. Tech was 8-1; BC had lost nine consecutive games and hadn't won a game against FBS competition all year. So, Tech makes the same mistakes they made the week before against NC State and trailed 28-17 at the end of three quarters. Tech then scored two TDs to take the lead, only to have BC score with four minutes left to go up by one point. Tech then went on a long sustained drive and would up inside the BC 10-yard line as time ran down. BC was out of timeouts, and Tech had fourth down. They could have run the clock down to 2-3 seconds but instead, Coach Key pulled a Mario Cristobal play and called timeout with 14 seconds left. Tech kicked the FG to take the lead but BC had a chance after the kickoff with a Hail Mary throw on the last play of the game. Fortunately, it was short and incomplete and Tech won 36-34.
Next week, Tech plays Pitt at home and I'll be there. Pitt got clobbered at home by Notre Dame this week. If Tech wins, they're in the ACC championship game, probably against Virginia (if VA wins their last game against Virginia Tech, they're in the championship as well).
2) Georgia Tech went to Boston College. Tech was 8-1; BC had lost nine consecutive games and hadn't won a game against FBS competition all year. So, Tech makes the same mistakes they made the week before against NC State and trailed 28-17 at the end of three quarters. Tech then scored two TDs to take the lead, only to have BC score with four minutes left to go up by one point. Tech then went on a long sustained drive and would up inside the BC 10-yard line as time ran down. BC was out of timeouts, and Tech had fourth down. They could have run the clock down to 2-3 seconds but instead, Coach Key pulled a Mario Cristobal play and called timeout with 14 seconds left. Tech kicked the FG to take the lead but BC had a chance after the kickoff with a Hail Mary throw on the last play of the game. Fortunately, it was short and incomplete and Tech won 36-34.
Next week, Tech plays Pitt at home and I'll be there. Pitt got clobbered at home by Notre Dame this week. If Tech wins, they're in the ACC championship game, probably against Virginia (if VA wins their last game against Virginia Tech, they're in the championship as well).