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In-game Replay: Marshall caps off long drive with touchdown run

Jackets coach Paul Johnson and QB TaQuon Marshall
Jackets coach Paul Johnson and QB TaQuon Marshall
By Tyler Duke
Sept 9, 2017

Georgia Tech finished off its first conventional touchdown drive of the day on Saturday against Jacksonville State with a TaQuon Marshall touchdown run.

With their first four touchdowns all coming on possessions that lasted six plays or fewer, the Jackets ran some clock early in the fourth quarter with a 10-play, 65-yard drive that lasted 5:33. Nine of the 10 plays were runs, and Marshall’s 1-yard carry gave Tech a 37-10 lead with 9:27 left in the game.

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