But they came up empty on a drive with a missed field goal that could’ve pushed the late lead to seven, then couldn’t come up with a final stop on Maye in the Tar Heels’ go-ahead drive. There’s an upside here that we haven’t scratched.”ĭuke: The Blue Devils did plenty right in this one, including running for 297 yards while getting two takeaways. “We’ve still got so many things we can fix,” Brown said. And considering the Tar Heels were the top vote-getter among unranked teams last week, they could find their way into Sunday’s new AP Top 25 poll, too. The last drive reinforced that fact, keeping the Tar Heels in control of the always-unpredictable division race. UNC: The Tar Heels have looked wobbly all season defensively while being carried by a stat-producing offense led by Maye, so much so that Brown said UNC is never out of a game with Maye. Yet this one ended like each of the three since Mack Brown returned for a second stint leading the UNC program: with the clanging sound of the Victory Bell as the Tar Heels jubilantly dragged its cart off the field and rolled it toward the locker room. 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. Leonard threw for 245 yards and a touchdown to go with a 74-yard scoring keeper to lead the Blue Devils. 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. That sent UNC fans into wild cheers with a still-unbeaten record in league 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. Probably would’ve set us up for a field goal.” “That replay was about as close as it gets,” Maye said, adding: “But I thought I saw a little green.”ĭuke (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. He even quipped that he jokingly told one of the officials: “Don’t do it, don’t overturn it.” Still, Green admitted to having “a little concern” during the stoppage that the close call might go the other way. “I mean, I felt like I got in before I had even seen the replay,” Green said.
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).
Maye’s throw capped a nine-play, 74-yard drive for a touchdown that stood on the slimmest of margins. (AP) - North Carolina’s late comeback came down to a final handful of seconds - and only a few blades of grass.ĭrake Maye connected with Antoine Green for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left that stood up on replay review, lifting the Tar Heels past rival Duke 38-35 on Saturday night.
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