McGinest said he was not going to stay on the sideline for the fourth-down play.
The Giants tried four fourth-down plays and converted only one.
The Patriots called a timeout to set up the fourth-down play.
He even punted once on a fake fourth-down play and planted the ball inside the 20.
He completed 13 of 23 passes for 123 yards, and 14 times Columbia made a first down on third- or fourth-down plays.
His first touchdown reception was a 35-yarder that came on a fourth-down play against Florida.
They kept a field-goal drive going with a successful fourth-down play.
The fourth-down play was an incomplete pass, and Tech turned the ball over on downs with 11:49 remaining in the game.
There was finger pointing, too, on the fourth-down play in the closing minutes that could have won it for the Giants.
Possession would end when a team scores, turns the ball over or fails to convert a fourth-down play.
