Drake Maye throws 296 yards, completes left-handed TD pass as No. 17 UNC beats Pitt 41-24
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think I that may be the coolest play I’ve seen in college football,” said UNC coach Mack Brown, who turned 72 last month. Maye finished 22 of 30 for 296 yards and added a pair of rushing touchdowns as the Tar Heels improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1997, the final year of Brown’s first stint at UNC before leaving for Texas. Rodney Hammond ran for 83 yards and a touchdown and Kenny Johnson raced 100 yards on a kickoff return for a score for the Panthers, who lost quarterback Phil Jurkovec to an undisclosed injury late in the first half after he took a hit by UNC’s Tayon Holloway, who was ejected for targeting on the play. Huzzie weaved his way for the Tar Heels’ first punt return for a score since 2018 and later intercepted Veilleux twice to snuff out any chance Pitt had of getting back in the game.