Drake Maye, North Carolina Football News: Draft Scout Player News

10/08/22 - QB Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina

Drake Maye passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns, one of them a 74-yarder to J.J. Jones, and North Carolina overcame a stellar performance by Tyler Van Dyke to beat Miami 27-24 on Saturday. Josh Downs had a receiving touchdown and Omarion Hampton ran for another score for North Carolina (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Van Dyke completed 42 of 57 passes for 496 yards - the second-most in Miami history, behind Stephen Morris' 566 in 2012 - and three touchdowns for Miami (2-3, 0-1). Key'Shawn Smith, Henry Parrish and Colbie Young had the touchdown receptions for the Hurricanes, who scored 10 points in the final 28 seconds of the first half to get within 21-17. Will Mallory had eight catches for 115 yards for Miami. It ended up as Miami's third straight loss. It didn't lack for late-game drama.

Down 27-24, Miami initially appeared to recover an onside kick with about 2 minutes left; Al Blades Jr. dove along the sideline to knock the ball inbounds and the Hurricanes seemed poised to take over. The play was overturned by replay, which saw that Blades had stepped out of bounds and therefore couldn't touch the ball. North Carolina punted the ball back to Miami with 1:14 left, but Van Dyke was picked off with 8 seconds remaining. Caleb Hood rushed for 74 yards on 13 carries for the Tar Heels, who have won four straight over Miami for the first time. Jones' way-too-easy score capped a game-opening 95-yard drive, and Hampton's score finished off a 99-yard drive that was bolstered by a 52-yard pass from Maye to Antoine Green. But they never led, and for the first time in 15 years, Miami has gone three consecutive games without ever holding the lead. It happened at the end of that 2007 season, starting with the 48-0 debacle against Virginia that was Miami's final game in the Orange Bowl. Miami struggled to run the ball - 41 yards on 23 carries - but not converting on three key chances was even worse. - North Carolina/AP College Football

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