North Carolina Falls To Syracuse In Double Overtime

Nothing seems to be going right for the team in the triangle that wears light blue this season as they dropped their third straight game. This time to Syracuse.

Tommy DeVito, in relief of a struggling Eric Dungey, hit tight end Ravian Pierce on a 4-yard scoring play in the second overtime and Syracuse defeated North Carolina 40-37 on Saturday. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

DeVito, who entered the game in the fourth quarter, sent it to overtime with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Nykeim Johnson with 1:39 to go. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Syracuse (5-2, 2-2 ACC) appeared to be on its way to a third straight loss until DeVito's heroics. North Carolina (1-5, 1-3) rallied from a 20-7 deficit to take a 27-20 lead with 10 minutes to go but dropped its third straight game. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

DeVito, a redshirt freshman, was 11-of-19 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns. Dungey was 17-of-33 for 225 yards but struggled to find a rhythm. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Nathan Elliott was 34-of-52 for 321 yards and two touchdowns for North Carolina.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Dazz Newsome caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Elliott and scored on a 75-yard punt return to rally North Carolina in the see-saw contest.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

North Carolina trailed 20-7 less than a minute into the third quarter after the Orange scored on a three-play, 54-second drive capped by Dungey's 16-yard run up the middle. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Antonio Williams raced around left end for a 12-yard score, then Newsome took Sterling Hofrichter's punt 75 yards down the right sideline for another score and a 21-20 lead. Field goals of 34 and 25 yards by Freeman Jones extended North Carolina's margin to 27-20 until DeVito hit Johnson. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Jamal Custis had seven receptions and one touchdown, in the first overtime, and Sean Riley also had seven catches. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

THE TAKEAWAY
North Carolina: A heavy underdog, the Tar Heels gave Syracuse a run for its money only to suffer a heart-breaking loss. With another road game coming up, the Tar Heels are headed for a long second half of the season. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

Syracuse: Quite simply, this game saved the Orange's season. A loss to the Tar Heels would have put bowl hopes in jeopardy. And, the Orange might have seen a changing of the guard at quarterback. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx

UP NEXT
North Carolina: The Tar Heels conclude their two-game road trip Saturday against Virginia.
Syracuse: The Orange hosts North Carolina State Saturday. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/10/20/football-tar-heels-at-syracuse.aspx