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11/12/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 15 North Carolina's defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 36-34 and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels (9-1, 6-0) won the league's Coastal Division title with the road win in a marquee matchup of star quarterbacks Drake Maye of UNC and Sam Hartman of Wake Forest. And while the offenses had the edge all night, the Tar Heels' defense pitched in at critical moments to keep them unbeaten in league play. On the first, Cam'Ron Kelly jumped in front of Hartman's throw over the middle for an interception to set the Tar Heels up near midfield and set up Burnette's go-ahead kick.

Then, the Tar Heels pressured Hartman into a fourth-down incompletion over the middle with 64 seconds left - a moment that had the Tar Heels players beginning to skip around on the sideline in anticipation. The Tar Heels managed to kill the rest of the clock, starting a brief celebration of the program's second trip to the ACC title game and first since 2015 - this one coming under Mack Brown in his second tenure with the school. Maye threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns, each going to Josh Downs who continued his tear of late. Downs finished with 11 grabs for 154 yards, with all three of his scores coming before halftime. Sam Hartman threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns for Wake Forest (6-4, 2-4). Donavon Greene had two of those scores, including a 60-yarder late in the third quarter for a 34-33 lead. - North Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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11/08/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

OCT 31 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Responsible for 95 percent of No. 21 North Carolina's total offense in Saturday night's 42-24 win over Pitt ... Set season highs in completions (33), attempts (44) and passing yards (388) while equaling his career high for the third time in 2022 with five passing touchdowns ... Also rushed for a team-high 61 yards to total 449 of UNC's 474 yards against the Panthers ... His 33 completions set a UNC freshman record ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the fourth time this season. - ACC Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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11/08/22 - Antoine Green, rSr/2023, North Carolina + More +

OCT 31 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Antoine Green, North Carolina, WR, Rockledge, Fla.,...Set career highs with 10 receptions and 180 receiving yards while hauling in two touchdowns in the No. 21 Tar Heels' 42-24 win over Pitt ... Opened UNC's scoring with a 16-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter ... Closed out the night with a 13-yard touchdown reception for UNC's final TD with 9:07 remaining in the game. - ACC Football

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WR Antoine Green, North Carolina
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11/07/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

NOV 7 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Repeats as an ACC weekly award winner after accounting for 367 total yards in the Tar Heels' 31-28 win at Virginia ... Finished 26-of-37 for 293 passing yards and two passing touchdowns and ran for 74 yards and another score against the Cavaliers ... With three regular-season game still remaining, Maye's 31 passing touchdowns are already the third most in ACC history by a freshman quarterback ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the fifth time this season. - ACC Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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11/07/22 - *Josh Downs, Jr/2023, North Carolina + More +

NOV 7 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Josh Downs, North Carolina, WR, Suwanee, Ga.,...Made a career-high 15 receptions, one shy of the UNC single-game record in the Tar Heels' 31-28 win at Virginia ... Finished with a season-high 166 receiving yards and one touchdown ... Added 57 yards on two punt returns of 19 and 38 yards ... The 15 receptions are the most by an ACC receiver this season. - ACC Football

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WR *Josh Downs, North Carolina
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11/05/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

Drake Maye threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 North Carolina outscored Virginia 21-7 after halftime to rally for a 31-28 victory Saturday. Elijah Green scored twice and Josh Downs caught 15 passes, including a touchdown, for the Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 17 CFP), now 5-0 in league play for the first time since 2015, when they qualified for their lone appearance in the ACC championship. The Cavaliers (3-6, 1-5), playing without three starting wide receivers, lost for the fifth time in six games and need to win their final three games to qualify for a bowl game.

Virginia started fast, getting a touchdown on its opening drive for the first time this season and led 14-10 at halftime. But Maye led the Tar Heels downfield in just 2:55 to start the third quarter, Green finishing the drive with a 4-yard run. Virginia answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive of its own to retake the lead, but Maye found Downs from 19 yards before the quarter was over and hit Green with a 22-yard pass in the flat with 13:19 left. Brennan Armstrong pulled Virginia within a field goal with his second scoring run with 3:24 left on a drive that covered 71 yards in just 59 seconds, but Virginia was offsides on the ensuing onside kick, giving UNC the ball at the Cavaliers 23. One more completion to a diving Downs converting a third-and-2 allowed the Tar Heels to run out the clock. Maye finished 26 for 37 for 293 yards and ran for 74 yards. Downs' catches went for 166 yards, giving him 23 catches for 369 yards and three TDs in the last two years against Virginia. Xavier Brown and Ronnie Walker ran for Virginia scores. - North Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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11/02/22 - Caleb Hood, Sr/2025, North Carolina + More +

UNC football running back Elijah Hood and defensive lineman Desmond Evans are out for the season after suffering injuries against Pittsburgh on Saturday. The UNC football program improved to 7-1 with their 42-24 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night. With the win, the team also suffered several key injuries. Star edge rusher Noah Taylor left the game with a knee injury and on Monday morning, it was announced that he will miss the rest of the 2022 season. There is more negative news now coming out of Chapel Hill.

Two other guys who left Saturday's game with injuries, defensive lineman Desmond Evans and running back Caleb Hood, have also been ruled out for the rest of the season now. Their injuries haven't fully been announced, other than just being touted as "upper body." These are big losses for Mack Brown and his team, as they also recently lost Ray Vohasek for the season. Now, the defensive front in particular is a concern moving forward. Taylor has arguably been the defense's most consistent performer. He's certainly been the team's best pass rusher, racking up 3.5 sacks as well as six tackles for loss this season. - Keeping It Heel.com

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RB Caleb Hood, North Carolina
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11/01/22 - Noah Taylor, rSr/2023, North Carolina + More +

Injuries are starting to decimate North Carolina, particularly on the defensive line where on Monday the school announced edge rusher Noah Taylor, arguably the team's best pass rusher, and defensive end Des Evans will miss the rest of the season. Add in nose tackle Ray Vohasek, who was declared out for the season a week ago, and the Tar Heels have lost almost their entire starting front four on defense. The bad news spread to offense too, as running back Caleb Hood will also be out for the rest of the season with an upper body injury. Hood was injured in the first quarter of Carolina's 42-24 win over Pitt on Saturday. He had emerged as the starter and gained 250 yards on 43 carries this season.

Taylor was also injured in the first quarter against Pitt. On Monday, he had his right knee in a brace and needed crutches to walk. Taylor started every game this season at the Tar Heels' 'Jack' position, which is essentially an edge rusher. He led the team with 3.5 sacks and ranked eighth in tackles with 28. It was Taylor who initiated the tackle on App State's two-point conversion to preserve the win for Carolina. "We've got to thank him for all he's done," Brown said. "He's a tremendous leader. He's one of the reasons that our defense has improved so much." - Raleigh News Observer

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OLB Noah Taylor, North Carolina
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10/29/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

Drake Maye threw for five touchdowns and Antoine Green had a career night with 180 yards receiving as No. 21 North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 42-24 on Saturday. UNC (7-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is 4-0 in league play for the first time since going 8-0 in 2015. Green, a fifth-year senior, hauled in a pair of touchdowns and set career highs in yards receiving and receptions (10). The loss was Pitt's second straight, and the Panthers (4-4, 1-3 ACC) are 1-3 in their last four games after starting 3-1.

UNC went down 24-14 early in the third quarter on the third touchdown of the night by Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda before scoring 28 unanswered points. The Tar Heels took their first lead on a 2-yard run by Elijah Green less than a minute into the fourth. On the ensuing Pitt drive, Abanikanda lost a fumble at midfield and the Tar Heels capitalized with a 25-yard touchdown reception by Josh Downs a few plays later to take a two-score lead they didn't relinquish. Pitt wideout Jared Wayne had a career-best 161 yards receiving as the Panthers relied on big pass plays to power their strong start. But after going up by 10 on its first drive of the second half, Pitt gained only 60 yards on its final four possessions. - North Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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10/22/22 - Devontez Walker, rJr/2024, North Carolina + More +

Devontez Walker scored three touchdowns, first-time starter Devin Kargman threw two TD passes, and Kent State defeated Akron 33-27 on Saturday, giving the Golden Flashes the Wagon Wheel for the fourth consecutive time. Kargman completed 14 of 25 passes for 215 yards with both of his touchdowns going to Walker, who also scored on a 14-yard reverse. Kargman, a freshman who had attempted eight passes this season, started in place of Collin Schlee, who did not suit up for the game because of an undisclosed injury.

The Golden Flashes' Andrew Glass kicked a 42-yard field goal for a 33-24 lead early in the fourth quarter. Kent State held the nine-point advantage until 39 seconds remained when Akron settled for a Cory Smigel 42-yard field goal. The Zips had reached the 5-yard line on the drive, but DJ Irons was sacked by JoJo Evans and Khali Saunders on third-and-goal. Marquez Cooper led Kent State (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) with 137 yards rushing on 28 carries. Walker had five receptions for 72 yards, including touchdowns of 35 yards and 10 yards. Bryan Bradford had a 58-yard touchdown run. Irons completed 32 of 43 passes for 383 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He threw an 80-yard TD pass to Alex Adams, who caught nine passes for 199 yards for the Zips (1-7, 0-4). - Kent State/AP College Football

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WR Devontez Walker, North Carolina
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10/17/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

OCT 17 ACC QUARTERBACK/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Finished 28-for-38 with a career-high 380 passing yards and three touchdowns in the Tar Heels' 38-35 win at Duke ... Added 70 rushing yards to compile 450 total yards of offense, also a new career high ... Connected with wide receiver Antoine Green in the front right corner of the end zone with 16 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead and game-winning score ... It was the first time UNC scored in the final minute to win a game since 2016 ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the third time this season and ACC Rookie of the Week for the fifth time. - ACC Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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10/17/22 - DeAndre Boykins, rJr/2026, North Carolina + More +

OCT 17 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: DeAndre Boykins, North Carolina, DB, Concord, N.C.,...Repeated as ACC Defensive Back of the Week following his role in the Tar Heels' 38-35 win at Duke ... Had a career-high seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry as UNC remained unbeaten in the ACC. - ACC Football

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FS DeAndre Boykins, North Carolina
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10/16/22 - Drake Maye, rSo/2024, North Carolina + More +

Drake Maye connected with Antoine Green on the right side of the end zone for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left to lift North Carolina past rival Duke 38-35 on Saturday night. Maye's throw capped a nine-play, 74-yard drive for a touchdown that stood on the slimmest of margins. Replays showed Green's left foot land barely inside the sideline - with only a sliver of grass detectable between Green's foot and the white paint - before officials declared after a review that the touchdown call would stand for the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke (4-3, 1-2) drove to midfield in the desperate seconds for a possible tying field goal, but UNC's Noah Taylor batted Riley Leonard's pass skyward for teammate Will Hardy to make a clinching diving interception with 2 seconds left.

That sent UNC fans into wild cheers with a still-unbeaten record in Atlantic Coast Conference play as the Coastal Division leaders, not to mention the chance to keep the Victory Bell that goes to the winner of the longstanding rivalry for a fourth straight year. Maye threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tar Heels, while Josh Downs had nine catches for 126 yards that included a couple of spectacular grabs. Leonard threw for 245 yards and a touchdown to go with a 74-yard scoring keeper to lead the Blue Devils. Jordan Waters ran for 91 yards and two scores, including his own highlight-reel moment with a 38-yard cutback run past multiple UNC defenders for a score and a 35-31 lead with 10:12 left. Yet this one ended like each of the three since Mack Brown returned for a second stint leading the UNC program: with the Tar Heels jubilantly clanging the Victory Bell again on their way off the field. - North Carolina/AP College Football

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

OCT 10 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Completed 19 of 28 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in the Tar Heels' 27-24 road win at Miami ... Added 53 rushing yards to compile 362 total yards on the night ... Voted ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. - ACC Football

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QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
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10/10/22 - DeAndre Boykins, rJr/2026, North Carolina + More +

OCT 10 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: DeAndre Boykins, North Carolina, DB, Concord, N.C.,...Notched the game-saving interception for the Tar Heels with 10 seconds remaining in Saturday's 27-24 win at Miami with the Hurricanes driving to potentially tie the game or take the lead ... Added a sack and four tackles to help UNC move to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. - ACC Football

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