Chamblee High’s Jones runs wild for Tech

With Georgia clogging the middle, the Yellow Jackets launched a rocket named Roddy Jones outside the tackles.

The redshirt freshman shot down the sidelines for most of his 214 yards. He averaged a Tech-record 16.4 yards on his 13 carries.

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Georgia Tech’s Roddy Jones stays in bounds as he runs for a 54-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

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With the Jackets leading 38-35 midway through the fourth quarter, Jones broke tackles and stayed inbounds for the decisive 54-yard touchdown run.

“He went off today,” said Jonathan Dwyer, who wasn’t bad himself with 144 rushing yards and two scores on 20 carries.

“That last one, tiptoeing down the sideline, that shows the great balance and athleticism that he has. Roddy has always been able to make big plays like that, he’s just been in the shadows. Now teams are going to have to pay attention to all of us.”

Jones, out of Chamblee High, said the entire unit executed perfectly on the pitch he took to the end zone. That was Jones’ second score, and it gave Tech a 45-35 lead with 7:13 to go.

“We did a great job getting blocks on the perimeter and [quarterback] Josh [Nesbitt] did a great job reading it,” Jones said. “I was fortunate enough to be able to make a play, just kept my feet moving down the sideline.”

Jones also had a 62-yard run in the third quarter, which set up a Scott Blair field goal.

“All growing up I heard how great Georgia was and how everybody wants to be a Bulldog,” Jones said. “It’s great to be a part of a streak like this — to have it stopped.”