Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Washaun Ealey and Caleb King combined for 349 rushing yards, and the Georgia Bulldogs topped the seventh-ranked Yellow Jackets, 30-24, in the annual “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” rivalry.
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Ealey ran for 183 yards on 20 carries, while King had 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 18 touches for Georgia (7-5), which has won eight of the last nine in this series. Joe Cox completed 8-of-14 passes for 76 yards and a score, and the Bulldogs defense held the second-ranked rushing offense in the country to only 205 yards on the ground.
The Bulldogs gave their opponents a taste of their own medicine, running for a total of 339 yards in the contest.
Josh Nesbitt threw for 135 yards and a touchdown on 6-of-12 efficiency for Georgia Tech (10-2), which had an eight-game winning streak snapped and will face Clemson next week in the ACC title game. Demaryius Thomas had five receptions for 127 yards and a score but dropped what seemed to be an easy catch on 4th-and-10 late in the game.
Jonathan Dwyer, who had run for more than 100 yards in each of his last four games, was held to just 33 yards on 14 attempts.
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