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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Patrick Andres

College Football Week 3 Winners and Losers: Georgia Tech Has the Nation Abuzz

Humans have long been fascinated by bees, wasps, and the like. We imitate their social structures, admire their collectivist spirit, taste their delicious honey, and wonder how we can save them.

Perhaps this helps explain the enduring appeal of Georgia Tech, a team that lacks the glamor of many of its former SEC rivals but nonetheless pops up repeatedly at important points in college football history. The Yellow Jackets claim four national titles, all in different decades—1917, 1928, 1952 and 1990. That's the mark of a program with staying power—just barely audible but at the same time undeniable, like yellow jackets themselves. No. 12 Clemson learned that the hard way Saturday.

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