Georgetown comes back from 17-point deficit to beat Colgate, 27-17

Georgetown rallies to beat Colgate 27-17 in an exciting football matchupHAMILTON, N.Y. -- Gavin Beard threw three touchdown passes, Clay Ash added 113 yards rushing and Georgetown rallied to beat Colgate 27-17 on Saturday. Colgate (4-3, 3-1 Patriot League) built a 17-0 lead with about 12 minutes left in the second quarter. Beard tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to cap a long drive just before halftime, and his 23-yard scoring throw to Burke Carroll made it 17-14 early in the third. Beard's 3-yard TD pass to Hassan Mahasin gave the Hoyas the lead for good, 21-17, with 10:37 left to play. The Raiders, who entered No. 22 in the Stats Perform poll, drove to the Georgetown 16 with 2:11 left, but Joey Tomasso threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-10. Jayden Sumpter scored on a 10-yard run for Georgetown (2-4, 2-2) to end the scoring. Beard was 24-of-33 passing for 175 yards. Ash had a 66-yard run and finished with 16 carries. Sumpter had 64 yards rushing. Tomasso completed 11 of 27 passes for 119 yards. Cole Fulton added 65 yards rushing and a score for the the Raiders. Popular ReadsGeorgetown: At William & Mary on Saturday. Colgate: At Richmond on Saturday. ___Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here.Sponsored Content by Taboola