The No. 7 Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1 ACC) also are no longer in first place in the ACC standings after the loss, falling behind No. 15 Virginia (8-1, 5-0), who defeated California 31-21 to move to 5-0 in conference play this season.

Georgia Tech became the second undefeated team to lose its first game of the season on Saturday after Navy lost at North Texas and joined No. 9 Vanderbilt and No. 10 Miami with losses in Week 10. Just four undefeated teams remain with four weeks to go in the regular season: Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and BYU.

Georgia Tech football looks to stay undefeated on Saturday, against Syracuse. The Yellow Jackets will have to overcome some injuries.

After several close ACC wins this season for unbeaten Georgia Tech, the dam finally broke defensively during Saturday night's 48-36 loss at NC State, the second stunner in conference play to highlight Week 10 following SMU's overtime triumph over Miami.

What channel is NC State vs. Georgia Tech on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch ACC college football game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Eighth-ranked Georgia Tech looks to stay unbeaten and atop the ACC when it takes on NC State in a road test Saturday evening.

On Sunday afternoon, three-star defensive end Chris Carbin announced he was committing to Florida State over Georgia Tech and Auburn. The news comes after he released a top-3 last week. Carbin was previously committed to Georgia Tech. However, he backed off that pledge in October shortly before he took an official visit to Florida State.

Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key was aghast at how poorly his team played against NC State. The Yellow Jackets looked horrid on defense.