Haynes King completed 17 of 22 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead Georgia Tech to a 59-7 rout of visiting VMI on Saturday in Atlanta.Backup Zach Pyron ran for a pair of scores, adding another through the air, as the Yellow Jackets (3-1) outgained VMI (0-3) 575-104.After the teams traded punts on their opening drives, Ahmari Harvey forced a fumble from VMI wide receiver Julio Da Silva, which was recovered by Yellow Jackets linebacker Clayton Powell-Lee on the Georgia Tech 44-yard line.From there, King’s 22-yard pass to Chase Lane followed by Trelain Maddox’s 14-yard run set the Yellow Jackets up on VMI’s 14, eventually resulting in Aidan Birr’s 28-yard field goal with 7:39 left in the first quarter.Following another VMI punt, King’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Malik Rutherford capped a two-play, 41-second drive, extending Georgia Tech’s lead to 10-0 with 4:52 left in the first.VMI’s third punt of the first quarter set up the Yellow Jackets’ offense on their own 27. King’s 50-yard pass to Eric Singleton Jr. placed the ball on VMI’s 12-yard line. Three plays later, Pyron scored on a 1-yard sneak, giving Georgia Tech a 17-0 advantage with eight seconds left in the first quarter.With 11:04 left remaining in the second quarter, Georgia Tech capitalized off another VMI punt, as Pyron’s second rushing touchdown — this time a 2-yarder — capped a six-play, 55-yard drive, putting the Yellow Jackets up 24-0.
