North Carolina Is Returning To The Gridiron Following Bye Week Hosting Wake Forest Saturday Night In Chapel Hill
A week ago North Carolina wasn’t playing an opponent on the gridiron because they were on their bye week!
North Carolina is returning to the gridiron following bye week hosting Wake Forest Saturday night in Chapel Hill.
North Carolina comes into the game with Wake Forest with record of 5-4 overall 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because on Saturday November 2, 2024 they beat Florida State 35-11. There offense included 5 touchdowns from Omarion Hampton. The first two touchdowns came in the 2nd quarter when Omarion Hampton ran for 1 yard , Noah Burnette kicked, made extra point putting North Carolina up 7-3 before Omarion Hampton ran for 2 yard touchdown , Noah Burnette kicked, made extra point extending North Carolina’s lead over Florida State 14-3. In the 3rd quarter Omarion Hampton ran for 31 yard touchdown , Noah Burnette kicked, made extra point extending North Carolina’s lead over Florida State yet again this time, 21-3 then Omarion Hampton ran for 1 yard touchdown extending North Carolina’s lead over Florida State yet again this time, 28-11 . In the 4th quarter Omarion Hampton caught 48 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell , Noah Burnette kicked, made extra point.
Following North Carolina’s 35-11 win over Florida State in Tallahassee Florida on Saturday November 2, 2024 North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown had this to say about Omarion Hampton had this to say about his team!
He’s our best player, and if you can beat them with you best player that’s what you need to do,”
“The team is learning how to win,”“I told them winning is euphoric. It’s a celebration for everybody. Losing stinks. ... I’m really proud this team is playing with more confidence and we did finish the game.”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article294745469.html
Unlike North Carolina, Wake Forest didn’t have a bye week a week ago because they played California Friday November 8, 2024 when they lost at home to California 46-36 where their offense included five touchdowns. The first touchdown came in the 1st quarter when Demond Claiborne ran 1 yard , Mattthew Dennis kicked, made extra point getting Wake Forest on scoreboard 10-7 . In the 2nd quarter Desmond Claiborne caught 44 yard pass from Hank Bachmeier getting Wake Forest w within 20-14 of California . In the 3rd quarter Donovan Greene caught 45 yard pass from Hank Bachmeier ,Matthew Dennis kicked, made extra point getting Wake Forest within 29-21 of California. In the 4th quarter Wake Forest scored pair of touchdowns getting Wake Forest within 36-29 of California 46-36 when Hank Bachmeier ran for 4 yard run , Hank Bachmeier made pass to Harry Lodge for 2 point conversion. Then Tate Carney ran for 2 yard run , Matthew Dennis kicked, made extra point making cutting into Wake Forest deficit California’s lead 36-29. Though, it wasn’t enough as California would score another touchdown as Jaivian Thomas would run for 11 yard touchdown , Derek Morris would kick, make extra point.
According to espn app
Following Wake Forest 46-36 loss to California in Winston-Salem Head Coach Dave Clawson had this to say!
Credit to Cal and Coach Justin Wilcox – they outplayed us. We had a chance to win that game at the end, but we got beat. They were the more physical team on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Their defensive line really kind of got the best of our offensive line. We did not take care of the football. The sequence of the blocked field goal that led to the touchdown was really costly. Their kicker hit a 54-yarder, and we didn't; we got completely outplayed.
"You know, we never got in a rhythm on offense until the end. But still, you have four turnovers, you don't deserve to win. We didn't have any offensive balance. Our special teams today were awful. We didn't punt the ball, we didn't kick the ball, we didn't return the ball. They completely outplayed us on special teams. And, on defense we didn't cover. They had almost 300 yards of passing in the first half. Again, credit them. They did a better job with their bye week, even though they had to fly 3,000 miles across the country to play us. "I'm proud of how we respond, and I'm proud that we fight. But, nine games into this, that's not enough. It was just really, really sloppy football, and I'm really disappointed because we're better than that, but obviously we didn't play better than that. We got what we deserved, which is a loss.
"I want to thank the fans who came out, especially everyone who stayed until the end, especially the students that came to the end. We get good early student crowds, and there's a couple of die-hards that stay until the end, and we really appreciate them. And I wish we had played better
According to Will Pantages article https://godeacs.com/news/2024/11/9/football-demon-deacons-drop-high-scoring-46-36-contest-to-california
Kickoff is set for 8:00pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, Dana Boyle commentating!