Well, it’s better to win ugly than lose pretty, right?
UNC raced to a 24-10 lead in the 4th quarter and appeared to have things on cruise control until Duke made a game of it late. Shaun Draughn was stuffed for a safety and Duke scored a late touchdown, then forced a UNC punt on a reviewed spot and had one final shot but the Tar Heels hung on for the win.
T.J. Yates threw for 264 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Elzy rushed for a career-high 116 yards, and Dwight Jones had 11 receptions for 121 yards as Carolina ground out a season-high 519 yards of total offense. The Tar Heels dominated the stat sheet but not the scoreboard, particularly given the excruciating number of penalties.
UNC finishes the regular season at 7-5 overall, 4-4 in the ACC with a couple of quality wins. Carolina will now await the bowl pecking order results, with the Music City Bowl in Nashville being a likely destination.
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Shannon for Shoop (oops,er, Withers) anyone?
^I’ll gladly take his recruits… if we have any scholarships left when the NCAA is done with us…
Shannon was the DC under Coker and his defenses were all top ten save one. Withers for Shannon?
I’d take my five year old son over Withers right about now…..
That was an ugly game for sure. But I’ll take the victory.