As North Carolina Hosted Virginia Tech Saturday In Chapel Hill They Beat Them 41-10

As North Carolina hosted Virginia Tech Saturday in Chapel Hill they beat them 41-10!

In North Carolina’s 41-10 win over Virginia Tech Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to continue his strong start to the seasonJosh Downs led UNC (4-1, 1-0 ACC) with eight catches and 120 yards, and tight end Bryson Nesbit added 98 receiving yards on four receptions.

Grant Wells completed 16 of 26 passes for 139 yards and ran for a touchdown, but the Hokies (2-3, 1-1) struggled overall against a Tar Heel defense that turned in its best performance of the season.

Linebacker Cedric Gray picked off Wells in the second quarter, which set up a 16-yard touchdown pass by Maye to Antoine Green one play later to give UNC a 21-3 lead, and the Hokies never never got closer than 11 points.

North Carolina gave up nearly 500 yards per game in their first four contests, but UNC limited the number of big gainers by Virginia Tech. Wells never got in an extended rhythm, as the Hokies finished with only 273 yards.

“According to an article on goheels.com”

North Carolina is now to prepare to travel to Miami Saturday who had a bye this week and did not play on the gridiron!