ATHENS, Ga. – Paul Johnson dug into his bag of tricks on the biggest play of the game. Luckily for Georgia Tech, Qua Searcy had a better plan.
Searcy’s improvised 6-yard run with 30 seconds to play lifted Georgia Tech to a comeback 28-27 win over Georgia on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.
Following a timeout, the sophomore running back took a handoff from Justin Thomas and rolled right on a third-down play that was supposed to be a pass back to Thomas. However, Georgia defenders sniffed out the play and two players went with Thomas.
Searcy quickly reacted, headed to the goal line and made a dive for the score that set up the winning point-after kick.
“They had JT covered, so I just saw the hole and went for it,” Searcy said. “We never gave up, and we’re leaving with the win.”