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Georgia Tech tries to avoid an 0-2 start while Wake Forest and Duke gets Big Ten tests on ACC slate
Georgia Tech seeks to avoid an 0-2 start after a blocked field goal loss, while Wake Forest and Duke open road tests against Big Ten teams.
No. 18 Tennessee visits Georgia Tech on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET , with the Yellow Jackets seeking their first win after a narrow loss to Colorado where a final-minute touchdown and blocked field goal by Aidan Birr cost them the game.
Georgia Tech hasn't had an 0-2 start since going 0-3 in 1989, facing a Volunteers team led by touted freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon, who impressed in Tennessee's victory over Furman.
The Atlantic Coast Conference enters Week 2 with a 1-5 record against teams from other Power Four conferences, creating pressure across multiple matchups this weekend.
In an ACC-vs-Big Ten contest, Wake Forest travels to Purdue on Saturday at noon ET , with North Carolina transfer Gio Lopez standing out for the Demon Deacons after their win over Akron.
Duke visits Illinois on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET for their second consecutive meeting, with the Blue Devils seeking improvement from San Jose State transfer Walker Eget after he looked unsettled in his debut.