Virginia Tech Escapes Chapel Hill With A Win
It was possible that North Carolina could have picked up their second win of the season and their second win in the conference against Virginia Tech but they were denied as Virginia Tech escaped Chapel Hill with a win.
Ryan Willis threw the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown to Dalton Keene with 19 seconds to help Virginia Tech beat North Carolina 22-19 on Saturday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
The Hokies (4-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) were on the verge of going down two scores with about 6 minutes left when they forced Michael Carter into a fumble as he neared the goal line. That started a 98-yard drive, which included a fourth-and-9 conversion, to snatch away a win despite being outplayed most of the way. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
The Tar Heels (1-4, 1-2) outgained the Hokies 522-375 yet committed a dizzying array of mistakes that all but gave the game away.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
Carter's fumble stood out, but there was also a dropped wide-open deep ball by Dazz Newsome for what should've been an 85-yard second-quarter score and Nathan Elliott missing a completely-alone Anthony Ratliff-Williams with a bad throw on what should've been a 17-yard TD in the third. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
THE TAKEAWAY
Virginia Tech: The Hokies continued trends of playing well on the road in the league and regrouping after a loss. Virginia Tech improved to 8-3 in ACC road games under Justin Fuente as well as 9-1 in the game following a loss. And Willis sure came up big in directing the final drive, including throwing a 2-point conversion pass to Damon Hazelton.
UNC: This has the potential to be a crushing loss for the Tar Heels. A touchdown from Carter (who had a huge running day with 165 yards on 18 carries) would've had them poised for a second league win after losing by 52 points in last year's meeting. Yet the defense that had ranged from good to terrific all night couldn't get a final stop, and that only piled on to an offense that repeatedly settled for field goals and left points on the field. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
UP NEXT
Virginia Tech: The Hokies have an open weekend before hosting Georgia Tech on Oct. 25 in a Thursday night game. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx
UNC: The Tar Heels visit Syracuse next Saturday in a cross-divisional league game, which marks the first meeting between the schools since 2003. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/13/football-hokies-slip-past-tar-heels-22-19.aspx