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Undisciplined play. A penalty calling back a touchdown. Caden High getting called for a facemask that brought back a huge gain and put the Cardinal on the outskirts of field goal range. Davis Warren's taking a sack at the end of the first half ran out the clock and kept points off the board. 

Then you add in the tackling of the Stanford defense just not wrapping Georgia Tech up, leading to some big plays and points going the other way. This was just a sloppy game in the first half.

The first 30 minutes were not the best showing for the Cardinal, and left them down 20-10 at the break. Luckily, this game was a tale of two completely different halves. Once the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, the Yellow Jackets turned into pumpkins. 

Warren was able to move the ball at will in both halves. Nico Brown and his quarterback showcased their connection in the wideout's first real playing time of the season after returning from injury last week. Brown finished with five receptions and 98 receiving yards, along with his first touchdown of the season. 

Caden High added four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns himself, and the wide-receiver duo helped Davis Warren to his best career game, with the quarterback amassing 396 yards through the air with three touchdowns on 22-of-36 passing. 

In the second half, Tech repeatedly shot themselves in the foot early with penalties that kept pushing them back into second or third and forever. They went for it on fourth-and-one with 13:10 remaining in the fourth quarter from their own 34 and Stanford got to Alberto Mendoza for a 10-yard loss, giving themselves the ball on the GT 24-yard line. 

Stanford was only up by a touchdown at that point in the game, and the short field that the Yellow Jackets handed over allowed the Cardinal to increase that lead to two touchdowns just four plays later. 

This was directly on the heels of Stanford coming back from down 20-10 at the half with 17 unanswered in the third quarter. Going for it in the fourth was a confounding decision, given how the game was going at that point.

The thought had to be that they could halt that Cardinal momentum with their own offense. Failure just shoveled more coal into Stanford's momentum train and gave them the touchdown they needed to secure a 34-27 win.

Georgia Tech would end up driving down the field themselves after Stanford took a two-touchdown lead, leaving them down by seven with 9:11 to go in the game. They even got the ball back twice, but decisions by Mendoza were the difference down the stretch.

With Tech driving down to the Stanford 28, Mendoza threw an interception to Brandon Nicholson on first-and-10, giving up that possession. Nicholson went immediately to the ground without being touched and would need help getting off the field. There has been no update on his status, but he has been a huge part of this defense so far this season.

After a Stanford three-and-out, the Yellow Jackets took over at their own 36-yard line and started driving down the field yet again. They made it to the Stanford 28-yard line on third-and-13 with 1:07 remaining in the game. 

Stanford sent the house, and Mendoza, as he did numerous times throughout the night, just ran backwards, zig-zagging and looking for an open receiver over his shoulder. He would throw the ball away on the play, but he was called for intentionally grounding. Given that he'd run backwards 30 yards in an effort to escape, Georgia Tech ended up in a fourth-and-45 situation with the game on the line.

It has been enjoyable watching Mendoza run backwards 30 yards routinely.

— Stanford Roundtable (@StanfordRTable) September 27, 2026

They threw short and looked to work some magic with a backwards pass across the field, but Stanford sniffed it out quickly and kneeled on it to end the game. 

Davis Warren has shown glimpses of this version of himself throughout the course of the season, but he hasn't received much time to throw in Stanford's two losses. The offensive line took a step forward on Saturday night, and the offense showed what it can do when Warren has time. 

The next two weeks will be challenging, facing road tests against Wake Forest at 9 a.m. PST and then No. 3 Notre Dame the following week. Wake Forest just beat No. 16 Louisville on the road this weekend, while Notre Dame is one of the best programs in the country. 

Wins may be tough to come by in those matchups, but improving the play against those types of teams will be important for how this program is viewed going into the late part of this season. 

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Undisciplined play. A penalty calling back a touchdown. Caden High getting called for a facemask that brought back a huge gain and put the Cardinal on the outskirts of field goal range. Davis Warren's taking a sack at the end of the first half ran out the clock and kept points off the board. 

Then you add in the tackling of the Stanford defense just not wrapping Georgia Tech up, leading to some big plays and points going the other way. This was just a sloppy game in the first half.

The first 30 minutes were not the best showing for the Cardinal, and left them down 20-10 at the break. Luckily, this game was a tale of two completely different halves. Once the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, the Yellow Jackets turned into pumpkins. 

Warren was able to move the ball at will in both halves. Nico Brown and his quarterback showcased their connection in the wideout's first real playing time of the season after returning from injury last week. Brown finished with five receptions and 98 receiving yards, along with his first touchdown of the season. 

Caden High added four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns himself, and the wide-receiver duo helped Davis Warren to his best career game, with the quarterback amassing 396 yards through the air with three touchdowns on 22-of-36 passing. 

In the second half, Tech repeatedly shot themselves in the foot early with penalties that kept pushing them back into second or third and forever. They went for it on fourth-and-one with 13:10 remaining in the fourth quarter from their own 34 and Stanford got to Alberto Mendoza for a 10-yard loss, giving themselves the ball on the GT 24-yard line. 

Stanford was only up by a touchdown at that point in the game, and the short field that the Yellow Jackets handed over allowed the Cardinal to increase that lead to two touchdowns just four plays later. 

This was directly on the heels of Stanford coming back from down 20-10 at the half with 17 unanswered in the third quarter. Going for it in the fourth was a confounding decision, given how the game was going at that point.

The thought had to be that they could halt that Cardinal momentum with their own offense. Failure just shoveled more coal into Stanford's momentum train and gave them the touchdown they needed to secure a 34-27 win.

Georgia Tech would end up driving down the field themselves after Stanford took a two-touchdown lead, leaving them down by seven with 9:11 to go in the game. They even got the ball back twice, but decisions by Mendoza were the difference down the stretch.

With Tech driving down to the Stanford 28, Mendoza threw an interception to Brandon Nicholson on first-and-10, giving up that possession. Nicholson went immediately to the ground without being touched and would need help getting off the field. There has been no update on his status, but he has been a huge part of this defense so far this season.

After a Stanford three-and-out, the Yellow Jackets took over at their own 36-yard line and started driving down the field yet again. They made it to the Stanford 28-yard line on third-and-13 with 1:07 remaining in the game. 

Stanford sent the house, and Mendoza, as he did numerous times throughout the night, just ran backwards, zig-zagging and looking for an open receiver over his shoulder. He would throw the ball away on the play, but he was called for intentionally grounding. Given that he'd run backwards 30 yards in an effort to escape, Georgia Tech ended up in a fourth-and-45 situation with the game on the line.

It has been enjoyable watching Mendoza run backwards 30 yards routinely.

— Stanford Roundtable (@StanfordRTable) September 27, 2026

They threw short and looked to work some magic with a backwards pass across the field, but Stanford sniffed it out quickly and kneeled on it to end the game. 

Davis Warren has shown glimpses of this version of himself throughout the course of the season, but he hasn't received much time to throw in Stanford's two losses. The offensive line took a step forward on Saturday night, and the offense showed what it can do when Warren has time. 

The next two weeks will be challenging, facing road tests against Wake Forest at 9 a.m. PST and then No. 3 Notre Dame the following week. Wake Forest just beat No. 16 Louisville on the road this weekend, while Notre Dame is one of the best programs in the country. 

Wins may be tough to come by in those matchups, but improving the play against those types of teams will be important for how this program is viewed going into the late part of this season. 

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