Mental errors bite Tar Heels

Posted Dec 27, 2009
About the moment that Urban Meyer jolted the American football mind last night, North Carolina jumped offside and helped Pitt kick a shorter field goal for a 19-17 victory. That's the Abbreviated History of the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Part VIII. In bowl seasons to come, the world will not long remember that Carolina led for 18 straight minutes down the stretch, until Dan Hutchins kicked the 33-yard winner with 52 seconds left. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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