The defense, considered the most improved in the country, gave up 514 yards in offense.
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After Saturday’s 45-34 win at NC State, Fedora said there is “no doubt in my mind” the Heels should be in the playoff with a win Saturday. It could be a long season if this keeps up.
He very much would like to make a more profound, more public statement a month earlier at the center of a football stadium in Houston, at the 2016 NCAA Final Four. They have a game against the No. 1 seed.
Asked what Paige’s return means to the Tar Heels, Turgeon said, “Just adds more depth to an already deep team they have”. North Carolina has asserted itself as a Top 25 team and it’s highly unlikely they’ll let the Wolfpack blow them out again, much less win the game. Kenny Williams and Luke Maye have struggled to get onto the floor this year but have plenty of potential if they are able to develop their games. “Rhode Island was a big team and we matched up well with them”.
UNC had that score reversed by the end of the first quarter.
There were few blitzes and little aggressive play-calling.
“We had a big one (Saturday) that was ball-exchange, just basic things we do”.
CANCUN, MEXICO – The N.C. State Wolfpack posted a wire-to-wire 67-56 win over the UAB Blazers on Friday in their second game of the Cancun Challenge. It used a nine-play, 97-yard touchdown drive to cut UNC’s lead to 35-23 late in the third quarter.
“For me, Turge is extremely important”, Williams said.
“It’s been as fun a group to work with as I’ve ever had”, Williams told SN in October.
The Bulldogs shot 38 percent after shooting 29 percent in the first half when they trailed 30-24. Even though this is a rivalry, this is nevertheless a sandwich game for UNC, which held on to beat Virginia Tech last weekend and will take on Clemson next week.
The recent defensive lapses don’t bode well given what the Tar Heels will face on Saturday. “Yeah, we match up better” now. “1 team in the country – and Clemson is the No. 1 in the country and a consensus No. 1, and they’ve stayed No. 1 for a long time – if that happens, then I believe our team is deserving”. Deshaun Watson could use one more stellar performance to sway Heisman voters his way, and a great game against a North Carolina defense that allows only 19.5 points per game would be a good start.
On the season, Watson’s thrown 10 of Clemson’s 12 interceptions. “I think it’s been a little uncommon for us to do that in these last couple games”. “And they scored 50-plus points”. Logan’s 40-yard run pushed the edge to 28-7. The Tar Heels turned it over three times in each of their past two games, but was error-free in the three previous games; after going minus-3 in the SC opener, their only loss, UNC is plus-12 in its 11 ensuing wins. “We’ve got to do a better job of that”.
Jackson is another player who is putting up impressive numbers for the Tar Heels.
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“So we’re excited for the opportunity”, Schoettmer said. “But it’s a pretty big game, and I think both teams know that”.
