No. 23 Georgia Tech faces first test as ranked team in ACC matchup at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Given the many air miles No. 23 Georgia Tech has accumulated on its way to the Yellow Jackets being ranked for the first time since 2015, their early season travels haven’t slowed their run game so far.Having crossed the Atlantic to beat Florida State in Ireland before a brief stop at home to beat Georgia State, Georgia Tech heads north to Syracuse where it’ll get a chance to test its legs again in an ACC matchup on Saturday.It could turn into a promising outing for a Yellow Jackets team that has rushed for 415 yards, good for ninth in the country, and facing an Orange defense that yielded 255 yards on the ground in winning its opener against Ohio.Even more good news for Georgia Tech, who have an opportunity to go 3-0 for the first time since 2016: after playing Syracuse, the Yellow Jackets will have completed 79% of their travel schedule already, 9,764 of 12,302 miles.For Georgia Tech then, it’s all about getting their mileage on the ground against a Syracuse team that got off to a winning start under Fran Brown, but suddenly finds itself facing a tough challenge in the midst of a...