Creativity Helps Tar Heels Down Pittsburgh in ACC Football Opener

Posted Sep 23, 2023
North Carolina came up with some inventive ways to dispose of Pittsburgh and enter ACC play with a milestone victory. The 17th-ranked Tar Heels got a punt return touchdown from Alijah Huzzie and a crafty left-handed touchdown pass from Drake Maye, on their way to defeating the Panthers 41-24 in Saturday night’s league opener in Pittsburgh. (Inside Carolina)

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