The Turner Gill coaching era at Kansas took a surprising turn for the better on Saturday with a much-needed 28-25 win over visiting Georgia Tech.

A week after opening the season with an ugly 6-3 loss to visiting North Dakota State, quarterback Jordan Webb passed for three touchdowns to help the Jayhawks stun the 15th-ranked and reigning ACC champions at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.

Webb, a freshman making his first start in place of Kale Pick, completed 18 of 29 attempts for 179 yards and an interception for KU, which improved to 1-1 going into next Friday’s date at Southern Mississippi. His third scoring pass of the day went to receiver Daymond Patterson, who took the short pitch pass before eluding several would-be tacklers and racing 32 yards for a touchdown to extend KU’s lead to 28-17 with 14:19 left.

Joshua Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns and threw for another for the Yellow Jackets, who scored again to make things close before eventually falling to 1-1 going into next week’s ACC opener at North Carolina.