For head coach Mack Brown and the Tar Heels, the youngsters are all proper.
Carolina defeated visiting Charlotte 38-20 at Kenan Stadium in UNC’s 2024 residence opener on Saturday afternoon. It was additionally the primary profession residence begin for redshirt sophomore quarterback Conner Harrell, who threw two touchdowns and rushed for an additional.
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“I wish to congratulate our staff, and thank our followers and our college students,” Brown stated afterward. “Our college students are so unbelievable. Lots of people got here to say ‘thanks’ for final week’s hard-fought win on the street towards Minnesota.”
Certainly one of Harrell’s landing passes got here on a trick play to Christian Hamilton, who reeled in a 58-yard move and bowled his approach into the top zone. It was the primary collegiate landing for Hamilton, a real freshman receiver from Harrisburg, N.C., and Carolina’s longest play of the day.
Let’s watch that one once more 😎
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“I used to be slightly late [on the throw],” Harrell stated of the play after the sport. “However I acquired it to him, thank God. It was floating up there for some time. It felt like eternity. However I acquired it to him and [Hamilton] acquired his first landing.”
“I believed it was by no means gonna come down,” Brown stated. “And poor previous Christian Hamilton ready on it without end. And that’s exhausting to catch a ball that large open.”
True freshman working again Davion Gause joined within the enjoyable within the second half. Gause stuffed in for starter Omarion Hampton, who left the sport after simply 11 carries and didn’t return (Hampton was obtainable for the second half however didn’t play). Gause completed the day with staff highs in carries (16), yards (105, extra speeding yards than the complete 49er staff) and scored his first profession collegiate landing late within the sport. As a staff, the Tar Heels rushed 45 instances for 269 yards.
“He’s actually cool. He’s mature. He’s robust,” Brown stated of Gause. “He’s not emotional in any respect. We’ve seen that within the spring. We see it on daily basis in follow. Whenever you put him in a scenario, he seems to be like an older participant.”
Carolina handled a number of accidents earlier than and through the sport. Operating again Darwin Barlow and defensive finish Kaimon Rucker each didn’t costume, and this system stated Rucker will bear a process which is able to preserve him out for at the least “a pair weeks.” In line with Brown, the damage occurred throughout a weight room session on Thursday.
Through the sport, offensive lineman Austin Blaske left with a lower-body damage and didn’t return, whereas tight finish Bryson Nesbit missed the second half with an upper-body damage. Brown expressed confidence the entire injured Tar Heels would return in little or no time.
“It was good that we have been compelled to play with out three of our greatest gamers,” the pinnacle coach stated. “That’s simply sort of the day it was.”
Carolina is now 2-0 on the younger season. The Tar Heels will probably be again in motion after they host North Carolina Central at Kenan Stadium subsequent Saturday at 6 p.m.
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