As Drake Maye Threw Pair Of Touchdowns 21st Ranked North Carolina Kicked Off 2023 Season Saturday With 31-17 Win Over South Carolina In Duke's Mayo Classic In Charlotte
As starting quarterback Drake Maye threw pair of touchdowns 21st North Carolina kicked off 2023 season Saturday with 31-17 win over South Carolina in Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte.
Where?
Bank Of America Stadium home of NFL’s Carolina Panthers!
Drake Maye’s inaugural for touchdown was to Kobe Paysour his wide receiver for 34 yards in 2nd quarter before Ryan Koe kicked the extra point making score 17-14 North Carolina in the 2nd quarter. His second passing touchdown was to John Copenhaver his Tight End before Ryan Coe kicked the extra point in the 3rd quarter to make score 31-14 North Carolina in the 3rd quarter. Though, that wasn’t the only scoring that North Carolina offensively as Omarion Hampton who is a running back ran for 1 yard touchdown in the 1st quarter before Ryan Coe kicked the extra point making score 7-0 North Carolina before South Carolina tied up the score 7-7 with touchdown of their own as South Carolina running back Dakereon Joyner ran for 4 yard touchdown, Mitch Jeter kicked extra point. In 2nd quarter Ryan Coe kicked 37 yard field goal giving North Carolina a 10-7 lead before South Carolina would take the lead briefly at 14-10 on a Juju McDowell 1 yard run, Mitch Jeter extra point before North Carolina would regain the lead yet again 17-14 as Wide Receiver Kobe Paysour would catch 34 yard pass from quarterback Drake Maye , Ryan Coe would kick the extra point . In 3rd quarter North Carolina would score pair of touchdowns as Omarion Hampton who is a running back would run for 1 yard touchdown , Ryan Coe would kick the extra putting North Carolina ahead of South Carolina by 10 at 24-14 before extending their lead to 31-14 as Tight End John Copenhaver would catch 18 yard pass from Drake Maye, Ryan would kick extra point before Mitch Jeter would kick 26 yard field to make final score 31-17 North Carolina.
Following North Carolina kicking off their season beating South Carolina 31-17 in Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte Saturday at Bank Of America Stadium home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown had this to say about his starting quarterback Drake Maye!
That ‘Drake was Drake,’’
It’s important to offer qualification that this was but one game and who knows how good, or not , South Carolina turns out to be. Yet the answers Unc provided over the course of three plus hours inside Bank Of America Stadium either portend great things in the coming months , or will be remembered as one of the greatest teases in the Tar Heels more -cursed then not recent history.
North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown’s response?
We’re growing up,’’
Following North Carolina kicking off their season beating South Carolina 31-17 in Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte Saturday at Bank Of America Stadium home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers North Carolina starting quarterback Drake Maye had this to say!
The sky’s the limit who met with reporters how about them boys tonight?
According to Andrew Carter article on newsobserver.com
North Carolina is now going to prepare to host Appalachian State in Chapel Hill on Saturday!
A season ago it was high scoring affair in Boone North Carolina between North Carolina, Appalachian State on Saturday September 3, 2022 where North Carolina would go on to win 63-61.
As North Carolina went on to win 63-61 Redshirt freshman Drake Maye continued his torrid start to the season, throwing for 352 yards and combining for five touchdowns as North Carolina outlasted Appalachian State 63-61 on Saturday despite surrendering 40 points in the fourth quarter.
Maye, the younger brother of former Tar Heels basketball star Luke Maye, has thrown a school-record nine touchdown passes in two career starts. He also ran for a score against the Mountaineers.
Chase Brice threw for 376 yards and six touchdowns for Appalachian State (0-1).
The two teams combined for 62 points and 504 yards — in the fourth quarter. With the game tied at 49, Maye lofted a ball over the middle to D.J. Jones for a 42-yard touchdown pass on an all-out blitz by the Mountaineers to give North Carolina (2-0) the lead with 2:50 left in the game.
App State responded with Brice throwing his fifth TD pass of the game, a 28-yard strike to Deshaun Davis with 31 seconds left. The Mountaineers went for the 2-point conversion — and the apparent win — but Brice's pass sailed just over Davis' head.
It seemed the game would end there, but UNC's Bryson Nesbit returned the ensuing onside kick for a 43-yard touchdown — a mistake that gave the Mountaineers 31 seconds to try to score again. Sure enough, Brice found Kaedin Robinson for a 26-yard TD strike with 9 seconds left to cut the lead to 63-61.
The Mountaineers went for 2 but Brice was stopped short of the end zone.
The Tar Heels fell behind 21-7 before rattling off 34 straight points and silence a record crowd of 40,168 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
Maye threw three TD passes in the first half, including a 10-yard TD strike to Nesbit to give the Tar Heels a 28-21 lead with 1 second left.
Maye made it 28 straight unanswered points for UNC with a 12-yard touchdown run to start the second half, receiving congrats from former Tar Heels and current Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell in the end zone after tiptoeing the sideline.
UNC pushed its lead to 41-21 after two Noah Burnette field goals entering the fourth quarter before the Mountaineers battled back with six touchdowns.
It was the most points ever scored in a UNC game since the school started football in 1888.
According to Steve Reed article of Associated Press on goheels.com
Kickoff for North Carolina, Appalachian State is set for 5:15pm!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!