Today was one of the most important days in the college football calendar. It was the first day of the early signing period and Georgia Tech was bringing in one

Georgia Tech lost a really tough game to Georgia. The head coach of the Yellow Jackets thinks one critical play made a huge difference.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets lost a heartbreaking eight overtime game to the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday Night.

However, Georgia came storming back with two touchdowns in four minutes to send it into overtime. Somehow, someway, in perfect college football fashion, Georgia ended up winning in eight (!!) overtimes, 44-42, on Nate Frazier's game-winning two-point conversion.

Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key was distraught after losing an instant classic against Georgia on Friday night.

After the game, a clearly-emotional Yellow Jackets coach Brent Key approached Georgia coach Kirby Smart for the traditional postgame handshake. But this moment was far from ordinary. Smart pulled Key in for a long embrace, and the two coaches shared some words in a moment that personified true class and sportsmanship.

After the game, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key shared a long embrace after the exhausting finish. After that, cameras caught Key staring blankly at the scoreboard in complete disbelief. The Georgia Tech head coach looked at the scoreboard for almost a minute.

More to the point, he knew how to get his Longhorns into the SEC’s title fight. The kind of team it would take to survive the rigors of a newly expanded 16-team conference to earn the right to face Georgia on Saturday with a title and an automatic berth in the new 12-team College Football Playoff on the line.