DUBLIN — There’s something about this team, something Brent Key believes could make for a special season.
But that season is very, very long. And no matter how glorious Saturday’s win over No. 10 Florida State was on the Emerald Isle, it will mean little if Georgia Tech can’t capitalize on what was a game for the ages at Aviva Stadium, thanks to a 24-21 win over the Seminoles in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
“It’s definitely a special moment, definitely want to enjoy this one tonight, but like the guys said, it means nothing if we can’t go out next week and handle business,” Tech running back Jamal Haynes said. “We gotta get back (Sunday) got to practice, clean up the details, clean up anything that we made mistakes on and get to work.”
Tech won its 2024 opener the way it won many of its 2023 games, with a dominant run game, pounding physicality and a will to make one more play in the end. It ran for 190 yards of 336 total offense, was 5-of-9 passing on third downs and scored on four of its seven drives.