Georgia Tech 7-0; Coverage Shifts to PFF Analysis

No. 12 Georgia Tech defeated Duke 27-18 in Durham, improving to 7-0 for the first time since 1966 and 4-0 in ACC play. Safety Omar Daniels returned a fumble a school-record 95 yards for a touchdown, Georgia Tech’s front seven repeatedly stopped the run and pressured Duke, and QB Haynes King passed for 205 yards and rushed for 120, including a 28-yard touchdown with 2:10 left that capped a 72-yard drive. Duke outgained Tech early — QB Darian Mensah threw for 373 yards — but the Blue Devils squandered red-zone opportunities with a fumble, a botched field-goal attempt and a fourth-down penalty. Subsequent coverage shifted focus to Pro Football Focus snap counts and grades as tools for assessing individual performance, which outlets caution are assignment-dependent. Notable other results included Pitt’s 30-13 win over Syracuse (starter Mason Heintschel struggled while Ja’Kyrian Turner and Kenny Johnson made impacts), Florida’s 23-21 win over Mississippi State followed by the firing of coach Billy Napier amid secondary injuries, and Baylor’s 42-36 loss to TCU that featured multiple turnovers and raised questions about coach Dave Aranda; West Virginia also faced roster constraints on a Big 12 road trip, dressing 74 players.