Georgia Tech upsets Clemson

ATLANTA -- Thunder and Lightning were nothing special, and Clemson’s special teams were downright horrible.

Georgia Tech stifled the dynamic running duo of James “Thunder� Davis and C.J. “Lightning� Spiller and took advantage of a stunningly poor performance by Mark Buchholz and the rest of Clemson’s kicking game Saturday, upsetting the 13th-ranked Tigers, 13-3.

The Yellow Jackets (3-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game losing streak and avoided their first 0-3 start in league play since 1994.

The Tigers (4-1, 2-1) missed four field-goal tries, had a punt blocked to set up the only touchdown and fumbled on a kickoff return, setting up a field goal that gave Georgia Tech a 10-point lead with 11 1/2 minutes left.

For good measure, Clemson had a touchdown called back because of a silly personal-foul penalty, and gave Georgia Tech a do-over at the end zone with a pass interference penalty.

Clemson’s Cullen Harper was sacked six times and was 17 for 39.