UNC Tar Heels Football Team is Going Bowling

by Derrick Clyburn

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The Tar Heels football team is going bowling. UNC took control of the game in the 3rd quarter scoring 28 unanswered points to blow the game open for a 41-10 rout.

The North Carolina defense woke up in the 2nd half and caused 1 fumble and 3 interceptions.

Sam Howell threw for a career-high 401 yards and 3 touchdowns.

UNC Game Stats

UNC Total Offense – 620yards

Rushing 180 Passing 440

UNC Passing: Sam Howell 23-33-401 yds 3TDs 1 Int

UNC Rushing: Michael Carter 16-97yds, Javonte Williams 9-58yds 2TDs

UNC Receiving: Dyami Brown 6-150yds 1 TD, Dazz Newsome 7-130yds 1 TD, Javonte Williams 3-42yds 1TD

NSSU Total Offense: 289 yards

NSSU  Passing:   Devin Leary 7-20-98yds 1 TD 2 Int’s

NSSU  Rushing:   Jordan Houston 8-62yds

NSSU  Receiving:   Tabari Hines 7-89yds 1TD

UNC Bright Spots

Sam Howell threw for a career-high 401 yards and three touchdowns to break the single-season record for touchdowns. Howell currently has 35.

Javonte Williams ran 9 times for 58 yards and 2 TDs. He also had 3 catches for 42 yards and 1 TD.

Dyami Brown caught 6 passes for 150 yards and 1 TD.

Dazz Newsome caught 7 passes for 130 yards and 1 TD.

Needs Work

The offense had early red-zone woes but figured it out in the 2nd half.

Sam Howell needs to get rid of the ball and stop taking unnecessary sacks.

Final Observations

This is a huge victory for the North Carolina football program. After two seasons of below .500 football, the Tar Heels are bowl eligible. UNC made plays on both sides of the ball to finally get a blow out win against a Power 5 team. Holding NC State to 10 points and 289 total yards of offense.

Mack Brown has this program going in the right direction. His recruiting has been outstanding and bringing confidence back to this team is huge moving forward.