The Big Ten does not have a monopoly on poor Saturday performances by ranked teams. No. 21 North Carolina hosted San Diego State and came all too close to dropping the game. Trailing 27-21 in the fourth, the Tar Heels took the lead on Elijah Hood’s two-yard touchdown and made the score 31-27 on Nick Weiler’s 23-yard field goal just a few minutes later.
San Diego State loses North Carolina upset bid on end zone interception
The Aztecs were not quite done, driving down the field and setting up what seemed to be the perfect opportunity to win the game: second-and-goal from the Tar Heels’ four with two timeouts left. What did they draw up? This:
That’s Tim Scott coming through with the game-winning interception: it was held up on review. North Carolina is now 2-0, with tough games against East Carolina, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame up next on the schedule.
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