North Carolina 91, Temple 67

Temple only scored nine points in the final five minutes of the game while the Tar Heels scored 15.

“Our offense is taking great pride in knowing that they can run the football and they can throw the football”, UNC coach Larry Fedora said. “It’s because of the leadership from those seniors and those players”. The Tar Heels nonetheless have not officially clinched the Coastal Division, still they’ve thundered by means of their ACC schedule en path to 9 straight wins – the 1st time this system has done in that since 1914.

“It’s one of the biggest opportunities we’ve had since we’ve been here”, senior safety Deon Bush said. “This is a (dang) good football team”. Beating the Hurricanes (6-3, 3-2) would keep them in firm control of the division, regardless of what happens elsewhere. “He had one turnover in the first half that hurt us, right in front of our bench, you just can’t do that. We have a very balanced and well-rounded offense right now”. He was 11 of 16 for 105 yards and one score through the air and he rushed 12 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns.

They got all that and more from Roy Williams’ No. 1-ranked North Carolina squad on Friday night.

Since being embarrassed and blanked by Clemson three weeks ago, the Miami Hurricanes have managed to get back-to-back wins over a then-No.

So UNC had better show up at the Naval Academy ready to battle, Williams said. Jaylen Bond had two points on 1-of-8 shooting to go along with eight rebounds, while starting center Devontae Watson picked up three fouls in seven first-half minutes and never saw the court again.

Instead, it was a sour performance.

“I think that’s given me the idea that I don’t want to deal with that this year”, Paige said. Carolina would go on to finish 8-2-1 and play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

The Miami Hurricanes lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday by a 52-7 score and the Heels did not exactly win quietly. Brandon Fritts was the only receiver that caught a touchdown and the Tar Heels only had two plays go for 30 yards or longer.

Temple: The Owls didn’t get a point from their frontcourt until reserve forward Mark Williams hit a jumper with 10:35 left in the first half.

Linebacker Jeff Schoettmer intercepted Kaaya, with his 60-yard return setting up Williams’ 14-yard touchdown run on the next snap for a 24-0 lead.

Miami’s best scoring chances in the first half ended with a missed 32-yard field goal and a fumble in the waning seconds after reaching the North Carolina 14.

Miami Hurricanes scored 29.0 points compared to allowed 27.6 points with point differential of 1.4.

NOTES: QB Marquise Williams’ 29 touchdown runs are a North Carolina school record for a quarterback…. I’ll take the North Carolina Tar Heels in this one. This is only the eighth time in program history that North Carolina finished unbeaten at home for a season….

Series record: Tied at 9-9, though Miami lists a 9-8 lead due to a 2009 UNC win later vacated due to NCAA sanctions.

Kaaya remained in the game and took the Canes 80 yards in 10 plays for Miami’s third score.

Miami still struggled trying to defend the quarterback option play.