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Per ACC rule, Georgia Tech will be fined for storming the field

Georgia Tech place kicker Aidan Birr gets ready to high-five a fan after kicking a game-winning field goal in the games final seconds. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

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Georgia Tech place kicker Aidan Birr gets ready to high-five a fan after kicking a game-winning field goal in the games final seconds. (Colin Hubbard/AP)
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Sept 13, 2025

Georgia Tech will be fined for its fans coming onto the playing surface Saturday after the Yellow Jackets beat No. 12 Clemson 24-21.

Aidan Birr made a 55-yard field goal to give Tech the victory. After Birr’s kick cleared the goal posts, Tech students and fans rushed the field to create a memorable scene at Bobby Dodd Stadium. But per ACC rules, the celebration will cost the school.

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The ACC announced in September an event security policy that fines member institutions $50,000. A second offense this season by Tech would result in a $100,000 fine.

All fines collected go into a postgraduate scholarship fund that helps ACC athletes pursuing graduate school.

Tech fans also rushed the field during the 2024 season when the Jackets beat Miami at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

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