Jamal Haynes scores 68-yard game-winning touchdown for Georgia Tech

Jamal Haynes came up big when it mattered.

Georgia Tech football was tied 34-34 with North Carolina with fewer than 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Haynes King was sidelined with an undisclosed injury, so backup quarterback Zach Pyron handed the ball to Haynes, who took off 68 yards to put the Yellow Jackets up 40-34.

Watch the game-winning play below.

ExploreGeorgia Tech stuns North Carolina with 68-yard, last-minute run by Jamal Haynes

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

JAMAL HAYNES GOES 68 YARDS TO GIVE @GeorgiaTechFB THE WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/PLm5CqoRzG
— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) October 12, 2024

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Georgia Tech running back Jamal Haynes (11) outruns North Carolina defensive back Alijah Huzzie (28) to score the winning touchdown on a long run in the closing seconds of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Jackets won 41-34. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

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