No. 17 North Carolina's College Football Playoff hopes evaporated in the span of two weeks.
Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King drop[s to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. No. 17 North Carolina’s College Football Playoff hopes evaporated in the span of two weeks.
The Yellow Jackets scored the game’s final 14 points, flipping that 10-point deficit into a 46-42 advantage with 4:28 to play. UNC’s defense did not provide much resistance as GT’s Dontae Smith reeled off a 70-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 42-39 with 10:40 to play. There was plenty of production to go around for the Yellow Jackets against the porous UNC defense. Defense has been a major issue for UNC during Mack Brown’s tenure, and this night was no different as the Tar Heels surrendered a whopping 635 yards of offense, including 348 yards on the ground.
North Carolina has now lost to Georgia Tech in three straight seasons. The Tar Heels were ranked on all three occasions. In 2022, the Tar Heels were 9-1 when a loss to the Yellow Jackets started their late-season collapse. This year, it seems like the UNC collapse is starting a bit earlier in the calendar.
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