Postgame Notes: UNC vs. Georgia Tech

Posted Nov 9, 2008
After being held without a catch in the first half, Hakeem Nicks had three catches for 72 yards and a touchdown in the second half. His final catch gave him the UNC career receiving yardage record with 2,472 yards, surpassing the 2,447 yards compiled by Corey Holliday from 1989-93. Nicks' touchdown catch was the 17th of his career (third all-time at UNC) and his eighth this season, which is tied for second on the Tar Heel single-season list behind Marcus Wall (9 in 1994). (Tar Heel Blue)

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