Before Their Bye Week To Prepare For Notre Dame North Carolina Defeated Georgia State 35-28 On Saturday In Atlanta

Before their bye week to prepare for Notre Dame who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference with the exception coming on the gridiron where they’re interdependent North Carolina defeated Georgia 35-28 on Saturday in Atlanta.

In North Carolina’s 35- defeat of Georgia State Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Omarion Hampton ran for a pair of scores and North Carolina escaped another upset bid from a Sun Belt Conference team Saturday, rallying for a 35-28 victory over Georgia State after squandering an 18-point lead.

The Tar Heels (3-0) were coming off a wild 63-61 victory at Appalachian State despite giving up a staggering 40 points in the fourth quarter.

The Atlantic Coast Conference school hit the road again to face Georgia State (0-2), which was hosting a Power 5 team in Atlanta for the first time in the 13-year history of its program.

The Panthers ripped off 25 straight points to grab a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter.

Though, Hampton broke a 58-yard touchdown run right down the middle of field to tie the game before the end of the third.

He won it on a 2-yard scoring plunge with 10:42 remaining, ensuring the Tar Heels escaped another close call and moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2011.

Hampton finished with 110 yards rushing on 16 carries.

After North Carolina’s 35-28 win Head Coach Mack Brown had this to say!

"I'm happy to have two wins on the road,"

“According Paul Newberry of Associated Press article

North Carolina appeared headed for a more comfortable win after the previous week's craziness, building a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter.

Drake Maye threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Kamari Morales and a 28-yarder to Kobe Paysour.

Though, Darren Grainger led a Georgia State comeback. He threw a 6-yard TD pass to Kris Byrd, a 49-yarder to Robert Lewis, and another to Lewis covering 29 yards to cap a 10-play, 98-yard drive that put the Panthers up 28-21 late in the third quarter — their first lead of the game.

Though, North Carolina's offense finally got going again, sparked by Hampton's long run.

North Carolina is going to return to the gridiron on Saturday September 24, 2022 in Chapel Hill

The time for kickoff is time to be announced