North Carolina Kicked Off Their 2022 Season With 56 -24 Rout Of Florida A&M Saturday In Chapel Hill
North Carolina kicked off their 2022 season with 56-24 rout of Florida A&M Saturday in Chapel Hill
In North Carolina’s 56 -24 win over Florida A&M six different players scored touchdowns as Drake Maye threw four of his five touchdown passes in the inaugural half of North Carolina’s in his inaugural collegiate start. Drake Maye had this to say after North Carolina’s 56-24 win over Florida A&M.
In the first quarter Kamari Morales caught a 19 yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kicked the extra point to put North Carolina up 7-0 over Florida A&M before Florida A&M countered on their possession in the first quarter as A.J. Davis caught 17 yd pass from Jeremy Moussa to knot up the game 7-7 before North Carolina took a 14-7 lead with 0.29 second left in first quarter as Bryan Nesbit caught a 23 yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette made the extra point . In the second quarter North Carolina extended their lead to 21-7 as Gavin Blackwell caught 4 yard pass from Drake Maye before Noah Burnette kicked the extra point before Florida A&M countered on their possession as Jaylen McCloud had a 5 yard run for touchdown Jose Romono -Martinez kick to trim Florida A&M’s deficit to 21-14 before North Carolina scored with 0:05 on clock before halftime as Josh Downs caught 2 yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kicked the extra point to make 28-14 North Carolina . In the third quarter Omarian Hampton had 1 yard run for touchdown extending North Carolina’s lead to 35-14 before Florida A&M scored on 2 on their next two possessions as Jose Romano Martinez kicked a 35 yard field goal to make it 17-35 North Carolina before scoring with 1:18 left in third quarter as Trevonte Davis 22 Yard pass caught 22 yard pass from Jeremy Moussa before Jose Romano - Martinez made the extra point to make the score 24-35 North Carolina. In the fourth though it was all North Carolina offensively as George Pettaway had a 29 yard run , Noah Burnett kicked the extra point to extend North Carolina’s lead over Florida A&M 42-24 before they extended two more times as Josh Downs caught a 27 yard pass from Drake Maye. Noah Burnette kicked the extra point to extend North Carolina’s over Florida A&M 49-24 before North Carolina concluded their scoring as Omarion Hampton had a 25 yard run. Noah Burnette kicked the extra point making the final four 56-24 North Carolina.
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Starting quarterback for North Carolina had this after North Carolina’s 56-24 win over Florida A&M!
It was fun out there, Drake Maye said. "We've got a lot of talent. We just have to put it together."
North Carolina is going to prepare for their inaugural road game of the 2022 season as they visit Appalachian State Saturday.
Kickoff is set for 12:00pm from Kidd Brewer Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPNU!