Tevin Washington Tevin Washington ( born May 19 , 1990 ) is an American football player . He played college football as a quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2009 to 2012 . Washington came to the Georgia Institute of Technology after a successful prep career in Alabama . He became a starter for Georgia Tech as a redshirt sophomore after Joshua Nesbitt was injured during 2010 football season , and emerged as a dual - threat quarterback . High school career . Washington played four years of football , including two as a team captain , under coach Chad Anderson at Wetmpka High School . Washington led Wetumpka to a 10 – 2 record in 2007 as a senior . Washington passed for more than 200 yards five times as a senior , and he also rushed for 1 , 088 yards and 14 touchdowns . Washington ' s high school career totals include 5 , 042 yards passing , 2 , 097 yards rushing , 42 passing touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns . Washington ' s high school honors include : first team class 6A all - state , two - time member of the Montgomery Advertiser all - metro team , and he earned all - county honors three times . College career . Washington became starting quarterback for Georgia Tech on November 4 , 2010 after Joshua Nesbitt was injured during a football game against Virginia Tech . Nesbitt threw a late interception and then broke his arm trying to tackle the defender carrying the errant pass . The Jackets lost that game 28 – 21 , but Washington , who had risen to the backup spot after Jaybo Shaw transferred earlier in the year , held his own . He led a fourth - quarter touchdown drive to tie the game at 21 and then drove Tech in the final minutes to the Hokies ’ 16 yard line , where his pass into the end zone was intercepted with eight seconds remaining , ending the game . Washington then faced the University of Miami for the first time as a starter on November 13 , 2010 . Washington played four games as Georgia Tech ' s starting quarterback to finish out the 2010 football season . The Yellow Jackets won only one of those games which was against Duke on November 20 , 2010 . However , during those four games , Washington gained valuable experience , and he helped lead the Yellow Jackets to 6 – 0 start during the first half of the 2011 football season . Georgia Tech won only two of the next seven games to finish out the 2011 football season , which included a win over the Clemson Tigers on October 29 , 2011 at Bobby Dodd Stadium . Clemson was ranked # 5 in the country at the time , and the Tigers suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Yellow Jackets . Washington led the Yellow Jackets to an 31 – 17 upset victory by rushing for 176 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown , which was the most rushing yards ever by a Georgia Tech quarterback . In addition , Clemson ' s offense was almost completely shutdown by Georgia Tech ' s defense in the first half , and the Tigers were plagued by turnovers , which contributed to the win for the Yellow Jackets . Georgia Tech had 2 – 4 record through the first half of the 2012 football season , including overtime losses to Virginia Tech and Miami . Georgia Tech also lost to Middle Tennessee State and Clemson , which led to the firing of defensive coordinator Al Groh . Lost in the chaos of the season was the performance of Washington . After a three - game losing streak , Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson came to Washington ' s defense by saying : " Tevin Washington is not the problem . " Through the first six games of the season , Washington had rushed 94 times for 408 yards and 13 touchdowns . He also had completed 49 of 78 passing attempts for 804 yards and four touchdowns with only two interceptions . However , while the offense generated 95 points during the three - game losing streak , the offense was not consistent throughout each game . The offense failed to score in the fourth quarter against Miami and scored only seven points in the second half against Middle Tennessee State . Also , the Yellow Jackets scored only seven second - half points against Clemson and failed to score during two red - zone possessions during that game . Washington has shared the quarterback position with Vad Lee during 2012 season , who saw only limited playing time until Georgia Tech faced North Carolina on November 10 . Lee entered the game at Kenan Memorial Stadium with Tech trailing North Carolina 14 – 7 in the first quarter , and he never left . Lee made Georgia Tech ' s triple option offense unstoppable , helping the Yellow Jackets account for 588 yards of offense in a 68 – 50 win over North Carolina , the most combined points ever in any Atlantic Coast Conference football game . However , coach Paul Johnson continued to start Washington in every football game during 2012 season , and he rotated the two quarterbacks with their playing time depending on performance during games . Even though Washington nearly let his starting job slip away , the Yellow Jackets ' starter was the star of the show against the Duke Blue Devils on November 17 , 2012 . During that game , Washington threw for three touchdowns and ran for another . Washington led the Jackets to 449 total yards of offense . Washington also set an ACC and school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback when he went into the end zone in the first quarter . Washington set the record when he capped a 13 - play drive with his 1 - yard scoring run on Georgia Tech ' s first possession , which was his 36th rushing touchdown . Josh Nesbitt previously held the old record of 35 for the Yellow Jackets . Coach Johnson said after the game , " Tevin was more of the hot hand , so we left him in . " Washington ' s performance during that game helped Georgia Tech beat Duke 42 – 24 , a key victory which clinched the ACC Coastal Division title for the Yellow Jackets . Georgia Tech also won three straight games to become bowl - eligible for the 16th consecutive season . Washington completed coursework for a bachelor ' s degree in management during summer of 2012 . Washington graduated shortly after the Yellow Jackets finished their first practice of fall camp . Washington was the first Georgia Tech quarterback to play as a graduate student since George Godsey in 2001 . Washington could have left himself just one class during 2012 football season had he not finished his degree requirements over the summer . However , Washington had promised his family that he would graduate in four years and he wanted to honor that promise .