By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — From the abyss after a four-game losing streak, Omarion Hampton has run North Carolina … More
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Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Florida State
In an amazing bit of sorcery, Carolina broke its losing string with a 41–14 win in Charlottesville against Virginia and followed that up on Saturday with a 35–11 victory that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.
Hampton runs down Brown’s first win over FSU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The route to Mack Brown’s elusive first victory over Florida State was laid out by the elusive, relentless running of Omarion Hampton. North Carolina combined a versatile offense with solid defense, easing to a 35–11 victory Saturday at Doak-Campbell Stadium in a game that could have easily been even more one-sided given the statistical domination.
Aggressive defense sparks UNC to turnaround win at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — What can this Carolina team do with good defensive play? The answer Saturday gave the Tar Heels hope of turning the season around. UNC looked so close during its four-game losing streak but kept coming up short because of the sort of defensive lapses that were rare in an impressive 41–14 victory Saturday over Virginia at Scott Stadium as the offense keeps making strides.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye sets franchise record and tosses two TD passes but Pats lose
In another rough Sunday for the New England Patriots, rookie quarterback Drake Maye continued to be their bright spot, setting the franchise record for touchdown passes in his first two starts.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye shows off his versatility impressively with 3 TD passes in first start
In his first start Sunday for the New England Patriots, rookie quarterback Drake Maye impressively showed the NFL world that he will be a star. He was accurate on deep passes, scrambled for nice gains on runs, and even demonstrated his tackling skills in the Patriots’ 31–21 home loss to Houston.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Georgia Tech
The first, and most important, is that former wide receiver Tylee Craft lost his 2½-year battle with cancer at age 23. On the field, UNC suffered another heartbreaking defeat, dropping their fourth straight game.
Defensive issues for skidding Heels again overshadow offensive progress on heartbreaking day
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina gave fans hope, only to produce more heartbreak that didn’t stop when the game ended.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Pitt
When things aren’t going well, when a team is struggling to find its footing, it’s the little things that make the difference between winning and losing. In a game that was mostly even on the stat sheet and relatively close on the scoreboard, UNC was unable to do the little things in a disappointing 34–24 homecoming loss to Pitt on Saturday.
Pitt feasts on UNC’s defense as offense improves, but not enough
CHAPEL HILL — Carolina continues to do enough on offense to give the Tar Heels a chance to win, only for the defense to eliminate that possibility. Unbeaten Pittsburgh feasted on that defense in a 34–24 victory Saturday. It handed the reeling Tar Heels, who failed twice on fourth down near the goalline, their third consecutive defeat.
Tar Heels in NFL: Downs dazzling, productive in Colts win; Javonte Williams felt like it was ‘old days’ as he shakes early-season slump
Javonte Williams had his best game of the season, “feeling like the old days,” and Josh Downs had a huge day, leading their teams to Week 4 victories on Sunday.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Duke
I tried very hard to not get on the “everything is awful” train after UNC’s record-setting loss to James Madison last week. This is college football. Things happen. The game is weird sometimes. People (and coaches) get emotional. Let’s see what the Duke game brings before overreacting to the JMU debacle. Guess what? Scan my ticket and slide over as I take my seat on that train
UNC blows 20-point lead, lets Duke ‘off the hook’ as Devils rally to swipe Victory Bell
DURHAM — For 2½ quarters, North Carolina’s defense made the case that the James Madison debacle was a fluke. That case unraveled in ugly fashion, though, as Duke erased a 20-point deficit in the largest comeback in the rivalry’s history, seized ownership of the Victory Bell and enjoyed a field storming.
In year that began with heartbreak, Gio Bernard takes on Ironman challenge
Giovani Bernard will again wear a helmet and show off his athletic ability on Sunday, as he did for 10 NFL seasons. But it will be unlike any football challenge.
Brown says emotional postgame comments to team, sparked by frustration, were misinterpreted
Mack Brown admits he doesn’t handle losses very well and said Monday that’s what led him to ask his team a question in the dressing room Saturday after North Carolina’s 70–50 loss to James Madison that he regrets.
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