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In-game Replay: Georgia Tech turns it over, gets it right back, scores touchdown on next play

September 23, 2017 Atlanta - Georgia Tech running back KirVonte Benson (30) runs for a first down in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Georgia Tech won 35 - 17 over the Pittsburgh. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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September 23, 2017 Atlanta - Georgia Tech running back KirVonte Benson (30) runs for a first down in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Georgia Tech won 35 - 17 over the Pittsburgh. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Tyler Duke
Sept 30, 2017

For a game that didn’t feature much action in the first half, Georgia Tech and North Carolina packed plenty of it in three plays in the third quarter Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

With the Yellow Jackets leading 10-0, a Tar Heels defender punched the ball out of quarterback TaQuon Marshall’s arm and forced the first turnover of the day.

On the next play, A.J. Gray jumped a route and picked off Chazz Surratt to give Tech the ball back.

On the play after that, KirVonte Benson bounced off multiple UNC defenders on his way to a 63-yard touchdown run, giving Tech a 17-0 lead.

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