THE FLATS – National and conference recognition is being heaped on Georgia Tech senior quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.) following his historic performance in the Yellow Jackets’ season-opening win at Colorado.
On Tuesday, King was named a Manning Award Star of the Week, which recognizes the nation’s top quarterbacks, and was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference Quarterback of the Week.
King passed for 143 yards, ran for a career-high 156 and scored three rushing touchdowns (4, 17 and 45 yards) to help Georgia Tech overcome a disastrous start and lead the Yellow Jackets to a 27-20 triumph at Colorado last Friday night.
After turning the ball over on each of its first three possessions of the season, King engineered scoring drives on five of the Jackets’ final seven possessions in the come-from-behind win. He capped the impressive showing with his game-winning, 45-yard touchdown run with just 1:07 left on the clock.
In the process, King became only the second NCAA Division I FBS player with at least 140 passing yards, 140 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a season opener since 2000, joining reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, who accomplished the feat as Oklahoma’s quarterback in the Sooners’ season-opening win over Houston in 2019.
King also became only the second ACC player since the turn of the century with at least 100 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and three scores in a season opener. He’s joined on that list by another Yellow Jacket, TaQuon Marshall, who threw for 120 yards, ran for 248 and scored five times in Tech’s 2017 opener against Tennessee.
King’s inclusion on the Manning Award Stars of the Week list is the second of his career (he also received the honor following his performance in a win over No. 18 North Carolina in 2023). Fans are encouraged to vote for King as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week by clicking HERE. The Manning Award Quarterback of the Week will be named after voting closes on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
The ACC weekly honor is the fourth of King’s career. He was previously named ACC Quarterback of the Week following his performances against 18th-ranked UNC in 2023, No. 10 Florida State in 2024 and No. 6 Georgia in ’24.
King and the Yellow Jackets (1-0) return to action on Saturday when they host Gardner-Webb (1-0) in their home opener at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and ticket options are still available, including a three-game mini-plan (click HERE for more information and to purchase online), a Gardner-Webb + Temple two-pack (click HERE) and traditional single-game tickets (click HERE). Additionally, full season tickets are still available and can be purchased HERE beginning at just $225 for a seat to all games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field this fall.
2025 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TICKETS
2025 Georgia Tech football season, mini-plan and single-game tickets are on sale now.
Season tickets include the best seats for the Yellow Jackets’ six-game slate at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, which features Atlantic Coast Conference showdowns versus Clemson, Pitt, Syracuse and Virginia Tech. Georgia Tech season ticket members also have elevated seating priority for tickets purchased for the 2025 edition of “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” versus archrival Georgia, set for Nov. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Tech’s 2025 mini-plan includes tickets to the home opener versus Gardner-Webb, Hall of Fame Weekend against Virginia Tech and Senior Day versus Pitt. Mini-plans offer a better value than purchasing seats at single-game prices without the commitment of a full season ticket.
For more information and to purchase 2025 Georgia Tech football tickets today, visit ramblinwreck.com/footballtickets.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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