Sam Howell Starting At The Quarterback Position For North Carolina As They Take On South Carolina This Morning In The Duke's Mayo Bowl In Charlotte At The Home Of The NFL's Carolina Panthers?
As a freshman in 2019,
Sam Howell started all all 13 games at quarterback • FWAA Freshman All-American • ACC Offensive & Overall Rookie of the Year • Third team All-ACC • Selected to ACC All-Academic Team • Named ACC QB of the Week three times and ACC Rookie of the Week on six occasions • Military Bowl MVP • Set the FBS true freshman record and UNC school record with 38 TD passes • His 38 TD passes are the third most in a season in ACC history and the second most by a freshman QB • Ranked fourth nationally and led ACC QBs in passing TDs • Ranked second in the ACC and 14th nationally with 3,641 passing yards • Second in the ACC and 10th nationally with a 160.3 passing efficiency • Third in ACC in total offense (282.8 ypg) • Put together a streak of 13 consecutive games with multiple TD passes and had eight games with three or more TD passes • Became the first freshman to ever receive MVP honors at the Military Bowl • Was the week one ACC Freshman of the Week after leading UNC to a 24-20 comeback win over South Carolina in his collegiate debut in becoming the first true freshman to ever start a season opener for the Tar Heels • Went 15 of 24 for 245 yards and two critical TD passes in the fourth quarter that culminated a pair of 90+ yard drives • Named week two ACC QB and Rookie of the Week after notching a second-straight fourth-quarter comeback in a 28-25 win over Miami • Was 16 of 24 for 274 yards with two TD passes and no turnovers • Went 17 of 28 for 182 yards and two TDs at Wake Forest • Was 27 of 41 for 323 yards and three TD passes against App State • Had his first collegiate rushing touchdown against the Mountaineers • Was 15 of 27 for 144 yards and 2 TDs in 21-20 loss to Clemson • Set UNC freshman records for completions (33), attempts (51) and yards (376) and had four TD passes at Georgia Tech • Tied UNC record and set freshman record with 5 TD passes at Virginia Tech as part of a 26 of 49 for 348-yard performance • Was 10 of 26 for 227 yards and 2 TDs against Duke • Tossed four TDs and 353 yards (15 of 29) against Virginia • Threw for a season-high 401 yards and three TDs at NC State • Finished 25 of 34 for 294 yards, three passing TDs, one receiving TD and a season-high 53 yards rushing in the Military Bowl win over Temple.
As a sophomore in 2020 Sam Howell started all 12 games at quarterback • Manning Award Finalist • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2020 • All-ACC Second Team • ACC Quarterback of the Week (11/2, 11/16, 12/14) • O'Brien Award National QB of the Week (11/16) • Walter Camp National Offensive Player (11/16) • Manning Award "Star of the Week" (11/16) • All-ACC Academic Team selection • Led the ACC and ranked sixth nationally with 30 touchdown passes • His 68 total TD passes over his first two seasons are the most through a sophomore year in ACC history and are tied for the school record • Topped the ACC and was fourth nationally with 3,586 passing yards • His 295 passing yards against Syracuse was the most in a UNC season opener since T.J. Yates had 412 vs. LSU in 2010 • Named to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 list after posting a 78.2% completion percentage and tossed 3 TDs and 257 yards vs. Virginia Tech • Had 374 passing yards and 3 TDs at Florida State • His 91.6 grade according to Pro Football Focus against FSU was the top figure nationally among QBs that week • Had 443 passing yards and four TD passes at Virginia • Had three TD passes, one rushing TD and 235 passing yards at Duke • Named Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week, ACC QB of the Week and Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week after his record-setting 550-passing yard, 7 total TDs and 6 passing TDs performance against Wake Forest • Completed 32 of 45 attempts (71.1 percent), rushed for 21 yards and accounted for 571 of the team's school-record 742 total yards against the Demon Deacons • Finished with 211 yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD against No. 2 Notre Dame • Completed a career high 87.0% (20 of 23) of his attempts and tossed two TDs in first-half work against Western Carolina • Became the second Tar Heel to ever score touchdowns by pass, rush and catch in the same game in the win over No. 9 Miami, the other was Marquise Williams vs. Notre Dame in 2014 • Had three TDs and 234 passing yards in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M.
“according to Sam Howell’s biography on goheels.com”
As a junior this season,
Sam Howell 2,851 yards 23, touchdowns , thrown 9 interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 77.6.
“according to espn.com”
As North Carolina takes on South Carolina this morning in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte at Bank Of America Stadium home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers this question comes to mind.
Sam Howell starting at the quarterback position for North Carolina as they take on South Carolina this morning in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte at the home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers?
Sam Howell recently had this to say about playing in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl verses South Carolina!
He never intended on opting out of the game.
Why?
Sam Howell had this to say about his decision not to opt out of the bowl game!
It wouldn’t sit right for me not playing the bowl game. I still have a lot of decisions to be made on my future, it’s just something i’m praying about, talking to my family about, but I love this team.
The reality of it is I am here for my team, I’m not doing this just because to show people, that’s what I’m about , that’s truly who I am. I pride myself on being a good teammate and always being here for these guys and it just wouldn’t sit right for me kind of given up on the season no matter whats at stake.
“according to an article by C.L Brown on newsobserver.com”
North Carolina finished the regular season with a record of 6-6!
Their most recent game?
A 34-30 loss to NC State in North Carolina’s state capital on Friday November 26, 2021!
In North Carolina’s 34-30 loss to NC State Devin Leary threw two touchdown passes in a 26-second span, with No. 24 North Carolina State recovering an onside kick in between, to stun North Carolina 34-30 on Friday night and remain alive in the ACC Atlantic Division title chase.
With N.C. State down 30-21, Leary found Emeka Emezie on a busted coverage for a 64-yard touchdown strike with 1:33 left. The Wolfpack recovered the onside kick, then Leary threw a 24-yard sideline pass to Emezie with 1:09 remaining.
N.C. State (9-3, 6-2) beat North Carolina (6-6, 3-5) for the first time since 2018 to remain in contention for a trip to the conference championship game. It also officially eliminated six-time reigning league champion Clemson from the Atlantic Division race.
The Wolfpack would reach the title game if No. 21 Wake Forest loses at Boston College on Saturday, creating a three-way tie atop the division that would favor N.C. State by virtue of its division record and head-to-head win over Clemson.
Leary finished with 247 passing yards and four touchdowns.
Sam Howell had three total touchdowns for North Carolina, and running back British Brooks ran for 124 yards for North Carolina .
“according to an article by Ryan Wilcox of the Associated Press”
South Carolina like North Carolina finished the regular season with a record of 6-6!
But unlike North Carolina South Carolina lost to Clemson 30-0 on Saturday November 27, 2021 to finish the regular season!
In their shutout loss to Clemson South Carolina Will Shipley ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and Clemson's defense smothered South Carolina for its seventh-straight win in the Palmetto State rivalry 30-0
Clemson won their fifth straight this season and matched the longest win streak in the series that they set from 1934-40.
Clemson's defense limited South Carolina (6-6) to 206 yards, its second lowest output this season. It was the Tigers' first rivalry shutout since a 45-0 win in 1989 and its first time holding an opponent scoreless since a 49-0 win over The Citadel in 2020.
The Tigers outrushed the Gamecocks 265 to 43. ''There's nothing more demoralizing than to have the ball run on you,'' Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said.
The lone drama at the end was whether South Carolina could put points on the board. With five seconds left, quarterback Zeb Noland ran 12 yards to the Clemson 3 before getting tackled by Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Clemson's bench jumped from the sidelines to celebrate the shutout and the landmark win in a game that's the most anticipated sporting event in South Carolina each year.
''I want to apologize to our fans for that performance,'' first-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer said after the program was shutout for the first time since a 28-0 loss to Virginia in the Belk Bowl three seasons ago. ''It starts with me as head coach.''
Shipley went past 100 yards for a second straight game and third time this season, the most by a Tigers freshman since his position coach, C.J. Spiller, had five such games in 2006.
Clemson had seen its chance at a seventh straight appearance in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game end with No. 24 North Carolina State's win over North Carolina on Friday night. The Tigers made sure they wouldn't lose their grip on the state against the Gamecocks.
D.J. Uiagalelei ran for 22 yards on third down to keep the Tigers' first drive going before Shipley broke free for a 29-yard touchdown run.
In the second quarter up 10-0, Clemson again called on its revived rushing attack - the Tigers ran for a season-best 333 yards a week ago in a 48-27 win over No. 21 Wake Forest - to wear down South Carolina.
Kobe Pace shot through the line for a twisting, 34-yard run to the end zone to extend the lead.
Uiagalelei struggled passing against South Carolina's defense as he went 9 of 19 for 99 yards with an interception. It was Uiagalelei's lowest passing output this season.
Clemson's defense, as it had done much of the year, guaranteed the offensive output would hold up.
South Carolina, which had beaten Florida and Auburn earlier this month, managed just 75 yards in the opening half. Quarterback Jason Brown threw for only 53 yards and was intercepted twice, both by cornerback Andrew Booth Jr.
Brown finished 8-of-19 passing for 67 yards and was replaced by Noland, the grad assistant coach turned quarterback, in the fourth quarter.
“according to an article on gamecocksonline.com”
Kickoff is set for 11:30 AM from Bank Of America Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!