North Carolina Gets Beat By California In Their Opener
Imagine what it felt like for North Carolina to lose to Georgia a year ago in their season opener. Well, that same feeling was felt in this seasons opener as North Carolina hosted California.
Ross Bowers threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns in his first college start, helping California beat North Carolina 35-30 on Saturday in the Golden Bears' first game under Justin Wilcox. "according to http://theacc.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx?path=football
Bowers, a sophomore, had never thrown a pass in a college game and had to win a preseason battle for the starting job. But he shook off two interceptions and came up with several good throws to help Cal (1-0) win its first East Coast day game since 2012. "according to http://theacc.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx?path=football
Vic Wharton III had five catches for 156 yards for Cal, which trailed 17-7 in the second quarter. But a targeting penalty on UNC's Jalen Dalton extended a drive to set up Wharton's 67-yard score just before halftime, a game-changing sequence that helped Cal outscore UNC 28-7. "according to http://theacc.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx?path=football
Michael Carter scored twice for UNC (0-1), which started LSU graduate transfer Brandon Harris at quarterback but leaned more on redshirt freshman Chazz Surratt. "according to http://theacc.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx?path=football
The Tar Heels entered the offseason and preseason camp with a lot of questions on offense, most notably with the departure of No. 2 overall NFL draft pick Mitch Trubisky at quarterback. And this game showed that the Tar Heels are going to need a lot of work to look anything like the fast-paced and high-scoring unit of past years. "according to http://theacc.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx?path=football
Instead of things getting easier for North Carolina next week they just get tougher as they welcome Lamar Jackson and number 16 ranked Louisville to Chapel Hill who defeated Purdue 35-28.
Kick-off is set for 12:00 pm on Saturday from Kenan Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. "according to http://gocards.com/schedule.aspx?path=football&