North Carolina outplayed N.C. State for all but about 20 seconds during which the Wolfpack scored on, of all things, a two-yard tipped Hail Mary play on fourth down and an 87-yard punt return a couple of minutes later.<\/p>\n
The Tar Heels, even though in control most of the day, settled for field goals instead of getting touchdowns and led 19-10 when the Pack scored those two touchdowns to take a lead they never relinquished, eventually winning 29-25.<\/p>\n
UNC coach Butch Davis was not happy about a couple of non-calls for intentional grounding on State QB Russell Wilson. He said that if it were called like it should been, “the tipped ball in the end zone never happens.”<\/p>\n
It was a bitter pill for the 17 Carolina seniors who lost all four of their games against State. Three of last four games have been decided by a combined total of nine points.<\/p>\n
One area that State dominated was in rushing and blitzing the quarterback with its linebackers. The Wolfpack sacked UNC’s T.J. Yates seven times including in the last seconds for a safety.<\/p>\n
N.C. State can play for the ACC championship with a victory next week at Maryland, something that apparently is a foregone conclusion to some. “This was a two-fer,” State coach Tom O’Brien said. “We got to beat Carolina and play for the championship.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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