Drake Maye ended the worst three-week stretch of his young career, Javonte Williams ran for a career-high three touchdowns and Omarion Hampton scored in the fourth quarter in a good week for former Carolina players in Week 4 of the NFL season.
Category: Football
Shipp, McDonald post UNC’s best PFF grades; Edwards’ grades good; team defensive grade season-lows
CHAPEL HILL — Wide receiver Jordan Shipp and linebacker Derek McDonald turned in North Carolina’s top Pro Football Focus grades in Saturday’s 37–26 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame. The Tar Heels’ team defense grade, though, was a season-low 67.2, and the team offensive grade was the second-lowest this season at 62.0 (behind the 60.0 in the 28–20 loss at Clemson).
Heels hang with No. 3 Notre Dame, but missed chances cost them
CHAPEL HILL — With a chance to pull off a major upset, Carolina collapsed again on both sides of the ball in a second half that started sensationally and sent hopes soaring. The Tar Heels had plenty of positives battling the No. 3 team in the country as heavy underdogs, but they also felt plenty of frustration about what could have been.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Notre Dame
There is a famous meme from the show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” where Larry David shrugs and gives a sort of part-grimace, part-headshake, as if to say, “meh, I don’t really know what to say.” That’s as good a summary as any of North Carolina’s 37–26 loss to Notre Dame in a rainy Kenan Stadium on Saturday.
Abou Jaoude available for UNC’s game against Notre Dame
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude will be available for Saturday’s noon game against No. 3 Notre Dame, according to multiple reports, first by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, giving the Tar Heels their best pass rusher for the biggest home test of the season.
My crazy Irish adventure: A kid watching no average Joe with legends
When Carolina welcomes No. 3 Notre Dame to Kenan Stadium on Saturday, I will be thinking about the day in 1975 when I stood behind Paul Hornung and Lindsey Nelson at the top of the old press box as a kid without a ticket, a credential or an invitation.
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Belichick sticking with Edwards, saying, ‘it’s on all of us’
CHAPEL HILL — UNC coach Bill Belichick said that he is sticking with Billy Edwards Jr. as his starting quarterback, suggesting that the issues in the passing game at Clemson involve more than just Edwards’ performance. Edwards’ challenge will be even more intense this Saturday when he tries to move the Tar Heels’ offense against No. 3 Notre Dame (4–0) at noon.
UNC’s game at Pitt will be fifth consecutive noon start
For the fifth straight game to start the season, North Carolina’s game will start at noon when the Tar Heels visit Pittsburgh on Oct. 10. The game against the Panthers at Acrisure Stadium will air on ESPN or ESPN2.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye’s struggles continue as Hollins, Downs and Williams have big days
Drake Maye’s rough start to his third NFL season grew worse in Week 3 while New England teammate Mack Hollins had a big day, as did Dallas running back Javonte Williams and Indianapolis wide receiver Josh Downs.
UNC’s game against Notre Dame gets early start time
When UNC seeks its third all-time win over Notre Dame and the first since 2008 on Saturday at Kenan Stadium, the Tar Heels will play at noon for the fourth consecutive game. ESPN and the ACC, which on Monday put the game on a six-day hold, announced late Saturday that it will start at noon and air on ESPN. That means that the Chase Rice show in front of the Wilson Library as part of the Chapel Thrill Concert Series will start at 9 a.m.
Verhoff, three UNC field hockey stars eligible after Indiana ruling
North Carolina football kicker Rece Verhoff and three field hockey stars can return to competition after an Indiana judge granted an injunction Wednesday that restores their fifth season of eligibility.
Tar Heels in NFL: Hampton, Downs have big days; Maye wins but unsatisfied by his play
Several former Carolina players turned in strong Week 2 performances, topped by Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs in losses. New England got its first win and Drake Maye outplayed Aaron Rodgers even though it was not his best day.
Smith, Hall shine in UNC’s PFF grades, which aren’t kind to Edwards
CLEMSON, S.C. — Buried in the snap counts and Pro Football Focus grades from UNC’s 28–20 collapse at Clemson is a reminder that not every number is grim, even in a game the Tar Heels once controlled and then let slip away.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Clemson
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Carolina plays a backup quarterback in his first career start and gets burned in a loss. Carolina is in a close game with Clemson before something strange happens. Carolina has a chance to make a statement and take a big step forward but falls flat in disappointing fashion.
On Saturday in Death Valley, it was all three.