Georgia Tech Holds Off Duke In Late Thriller

ATLANTA (Interstat) — Walker Eget passed for 259 yards and a touchdown and Nate Sheppard totaled two scores, but Duke fell at Georgia Tech 28-25 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Alberto Mendoza threw for 218 yards and a touchdown and ran for 17 yards for the Yellow Jackets, who improved to 2-3. Attendance was 46,432. The Blue Devils dropped to 4-1. Trelain Maddox rushed for three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 5, 60 and 1 yard. Mendoza opened scoring with a 5-yard pass to Jordan Allen. Sheppard answered with a 5-yard run, and Gavin Strange kicked a 35-yard field goal. Eget hit Jared Richardson for an 8-yard touchdown and Jonah Burton added a two-point conversion. Sheppard scored again in the fourth quarter, but Strange’s 33-yard field goal try with four seconds left missed. Mendoza was Georgia Tech’s top star.