CO-LINEBACKER, Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, LB, Thomasville, Ga.
Became only the second FBS player this season – and the first since Week 0 – with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game in Georgia Tech’s 28-27 win at Virginia Tech • Provided one of the biggest plays of the game when he forced a fumble near midfield that was recovered by Georgia Tech with 48 seconds to go in the game to seal the Yellow Jackets’ one-point victory • Joined UConn’s Jackson Mitchell (Aug. 27 vs. Utah State) as the only FBS players with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game this season •Became only the fifth Georgia Tech player since 2000 with 16 tackles in a game.
DEFENSIVE BACK – Clayton Powell-Lee, Georgia Tech, FS, Atlanta, Ga.
After missing practice for much of the week and not starting in Saturday’s game due to illness, true freshman had an interception and a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of Georgia Tech’s 28-27 comeback win at Virginia Tech • Interception on Georgia Tech’s 27-yard line with 6:54 to go in the game prevented Virginia Tech from expanding its lead to two scores and set up the Yellow Jackets’ go-ahead touchdown drive • Fumble recovery near midfield with 48 seconds to go sealed the 28-27 win • Georgia Tech’s third-leading tackler in the game with six stops.
CO-ROOKIE – Zach Pyron, QB, Georgia Tech, Pinson, Ala.
Making his first-career start, accounted for 319 yards of offense and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech back from a 27-16 fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Virginia Tech, 28-27 • Passed for 253 yards and a touchdown and ran for 66 yards and another score • Trailing 27-16 with less than 10 minutes to go, engineered two-consecutive touchdown drives of 90 and 73 yards, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 9-yard touchdown run, respectively, to give Tech a 28-27 lead • Led Georgia Tech to a season-high 463 yards of offense • In his first three full halves of action, has led Georgia Tech to three of its four-highest single-half yardage totals against FBS competition this season (240 in second half versus Florida State, 234 in first half versus Virginia Tech and 229 in second half versus Virginia Tech).
Irony is thick...
CO-ROOKIE – MJ Morris, NC State, QB, Carrolton, Ga.
Repeats as ACC Rookie of the Week after leading the Wolfpack to a 30-21 win over No. 21 Wake Forest in his first career start • Completed 64.2 percent of his passes (18-for-28) for 210 yards and three touchdowns (for the second consecutive game) • The Wolfpack did not turn the ball over in the contest and controlled time of possession • Morris also rushed for 43 yards • First true freshman since Philip Rivers (2000) to start a game for the Wolfpack • Also joined Rivers as the only NC State quarterbacks in their first start (since 2000) to throw for three TD passes.
Became only the second FBS player this season – and the first since Week 0 – with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game in Georgia Tech’s 28-27 win at Virginia Tech • Provided one of the biggest plays of the game when he forced a fumble near midfield that was recovered by Georgia Tech with 48 seconds to go in the game to seal the Yellow Jackets’ one-point victory • Joined UConn’s Jackson Mitchell (Aug. 27 vs. Utah State) as the only FBS players with 16 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in a game this season •Became only the fifth Georgia Tech player since 2000 with 16 tackles in a game.
DEFENSIVE BACK – Clayton Powell-Lee, Georgia Tech, FS, Atlanta, Ga.
After missing practice for much of the week and not starting in Saturday’s game due to illness, true freshman had an interception and a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of Georgia Tech’s 28-27 comeback win at Virginia Tech • Interception on Georgia Tech’s 27-yard line with 6:54 to go in the game prevented Virginia Tech from expanding its lead to two scores and set up the Yellow Jackets’ go-ahead touchdown drive • Fumble recovery near midfield with 48 seconds to go sealed the 28-27 win • Georgia Tech’s third-leading tackler in the game with six stops.
CO-ROOKIE – Zach Pyron, QB, Georgia Tech, Pinson, Ala.
Making his first-career start, accounted for 319 yards of offense and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech back from a 27-16 fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Virginia Tech, 28-27 • Passed for 253 yards and a touchdown and ran for 66 yards and another score • Trailing 27-16 with less than 10 minutes to go, engineered two-consecutive touchdown drives of 90 and 73 yards, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 9-yard touchdown run, respectively, to give Tech a 28-27 lead • Led Georgia Tech to a season-high 463 yards of offense • In his first three full halves of action, has led Georgia Tech to three of its four-highest single-half yardage totals against FBS competition this season (240 in second half versus Florida State, 234 in first half versus Virginia Tech and 229 in second half versus Virginia Tech).
Irony is thick...
CO-ROOKIE – MJ Morris, NC State, QB, Carrolton, Ga.
Repeats as ACC Rookie of the Week after leading the Wolfpack to a 30-21 win over No. 21 Wake Forest in his first career start • Completed 64.2 percent of his passes (18-for-28) for 210 yards and three touchdowns (for the second consecutive game) • The Wolfpack did not turn the ball over in the contest and controlled time of possession • Morris also rushed for 43 yards • First true freshman since Philip Rivers (2000) to start a game for the Wolfpack • Also joined Rivers as the only NC State quarterbacks in their first start (since 2000) to throw for three TD passes.
