Atlanta – Georgia Tech (6-4) is hosting North Carolina State on Thursday night 🌙 Football 🏈.

The Home 🏡 team has already punched their ticket 🎟 to the upcoming Bowl 🥣 season while NC State needs one more victory, over either the Yellow Jackets or in Chapel Hill next week.

Georgia Tech finishes the season with Georgia so this might be their last shot at victory #7.

From Duke’s perspective, the Blue Devils are pulling for NC State. There are two distinct reasons for this with the first one being they own a victory over the Wolf 🐺 Pack which will increase in value.

The second reason is GT handed Duke (7-3) its first loss of the season so they want to avoid finishing with identical records.

The first quarter just ended (8:19) with the score tied at 7-7. GT struck first with a defensive TD but 🐺 answered back with a nice long drive.

Sadly, the ACC is being projected to only get one bid to the party 🥳 of 12 that is the Playoffs. It could still change but it would appear that only SMU, Miami or Clemson will get the Big Invite.

The next concern for everyone waiting on their Bowl 🥣 destinations is that if Notre Dame doesn’t make the playoffs, the fall into or Bowl pool. So, Go Fighting Irish in the final two games!

Pitt is 7-3 but on a 3-game losing streak. Syracuse and Duke are the other teams at 7-3.

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GT adds a 43 yard FG at 12:29 (2), taking a 10-7 lead.

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What does all of this mean ? The ACC has 10 different Bowl 🥣 Games and right now they have 9 teams with 6+ wins.

Boston College, NCSU, Virginia Tech, California and Virginia each sit at 5 while Wake Forest has earned 4. The Deacons have Duke and Miami left so their chances are pretty slim as they need to sweep the pair.

Once the 10 spots are filled the remaining ACC schools will be farmed out to other Bowls 🥣. The fact that the Pac 12 was dismantled creates open spaces all over the place.

The Virginia – Virginia Tech game is guaranteed a 6 Win season. Both teams have an opportunity to get in this weekend.

What are the desired destinations for the Schools 🏫 ? Top 5 are Ideal

El Paso, Texas(12/31), San Diego, California(12/27), Charlotte, North Carolina, (1/3) Jacksonville (1/2) and Orlando, Florida (12/28)…

Cold 🥶 Weather Bowls 🥣 – Annapolis, Maryland + Boston, Massachusetts + New York City. Each of these Bowls are played on 12/28.

Warm weather but lesser Bowls 🥣 take place in Tampa Bay (12/20) and Birmingham (12/27).

GT adds a second FG, this time from 41 yards at 5:15 (2)….

Duke is Bowl 🥣 eligible for just the 11th time in my 61 years so maybe I should not get greedy but not sure how many times we will be in the Top Five of the 17 team league (18 if you count the Irish ).

Plenty of reasons to watch NCAA Football over NFL Football 🏈 but then again I am just trying to get to Florida or Charlotte if not the Pop Tarts Bowl in Orlando….

Half-time in Atlanta with your score being 13-7 at 9:07 pm…

The rest of the schedule 📅 this weekend !

9:28 pm – Start of 2nd Half

🐺 3 and out, Punt (12:55)

GT – FD, then Punt (10:56)

NCSU – FD, then Punt (7:29)

GT – 45 yard FG = 2 possession game at 16-7 (3:55)

NCSU – Driving with two first downs as 3rd quarter ends [10:00 pm] TD on 1st play ▶️ of 4th makes it 16-14….

NCSU forces Punt, has ball with 11:35 to play

NCSU – ugly 3 and out, 53 yard punt (10:17)

GT – was in Red Zone before having an end zone interception at 7:33. 🐺 are down now to 1 or 2 more attempts.

NCSU – 3rd interception on the night 🌙, at 6:44. GT scores on 1st play to make it 23-14. 🐺 defense has played great but their offense has given up 14 points (6:40). Looks like the 🐺 will need to defeat UNC next weekend to make it 6-6.

NCSU – with ball down 9…..Wolf🐺 say NOT SO FAST as they needed just 2:33 to make it 23-21 with 4:07 left. 🐺 QB has 3 pics and 3 running 🏃‍♂️ TD’s

GT – 3 and out, Punt with 2:30 left.

NCSU – Down 2, 150 seconds left….

2:00 Warning ⚠️ – 1 FD converted

Great Finish Ahead…

Hollywood Smothers breaks one for a 53 yard TD run 🏃‍♂️ and 🐺 add a 2-point conversion !!! Pack lead 29-23 with 90 seconds remaining…

Georgia Tech just marched down the field 75 yards in 7 plays in 68 seconds without using a TO – PAT makes it 30-29 with 0:22 left….

NC State – 1st and 10 with 0:17 left and 2 TO’s

29 yard pass play and TO at 0:10 left. It would be a 57 yard FG now…

Dropped pass at 0:06…. so close…

58 yard FG attempt……

GT uses final TO to ice 🧊 kicker…

36 points scored in 4th quarter….

Here’s the Kick from 58…Long enough but wide left by 6 inches…

What a Crazy, Crazy Ballgame.

James River took a 3+ hour Bus 🚌 ride to Ridgeview Wednesday night 🌙 and hit the ground running 🏃‍♂️ by taking the openIng set 25-21. But sadly for the Knights it would be the only time they would reach 25 on the night, falling 3-1.

This closes out play for the Three Rivers District Volleyball 🏐 teams. JRHS might have faired different if the match had been played in Buchanan as seven hours on a School Bus makes for a long day. As it is, James River will finish their season tied for 3rd in the State (Class 2).

Auburn – Rappahannock will kick off Championship Saturday in Salem at Noon with Ridgeview – Fort Defiance set to follow at 2:15. Hidden Valley will represent our Region in the Class 3 Nightcap at 4:30 pm.

Congratulations 👏 to the Knights on their terrific season.