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In-game Replay: KirVonte Benson puts Georgia Tech up 14-7

September 4, 2017 Atlanta - GA Tech's Ramblin Wreck and cheerleaders lead the football on the field before NCAA college football game against the Tennessee at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, September 4, 2017. (HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)

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September 4, 2017 Atlanta - GA Tech's Ramblin Wreck and cheerleaders lead the football on the field before NCAA college football game against the Tennessee at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, September 4, 2017. (HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)
By Alex Makrides
Sept 5, 2017

KirVonte Benson rumbled in from 1-yard out to put Georgia Tech up 14-7 with 1:11 left in the first half.

His first touchdown of the season capped off a 16-play, 75-yard, 7:00 drive. He has 13 runs for 71 yards in the first half.

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