North Carolina tops Appalachian State in double OT as Heels overcome another tight battle with Mountaineers

No. 17 North Carolina outlasted Appalachian State 40-34 in a double-overtime mystery  to transport to 2-0 at the season Saturday evening. Star quarterback Drake Maye scored the eventual game-winner for Tar Heels, cruising in from 13 yards out in the highest part of the second one time beyond regulation body. 

The North Carolina protection held robust when it counted as smartly. Kaimon Rucker stressed Mountaineers quarterback Joey Aguilar’s, forcing an errant go on a fourth-and-5 from the 20-yard line to seal the sport. 

Maye gets all the exposure, however working again Omarion Hampton used to be the real famous person of the evening for the Heels. The sophomore carried the ball 26 instances for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns, together with a 68-yarder in the second one quarter. He notched all 3 carries in the ground of the primary time beyond regulation length together with a 17-yard rating. 

North Carolina got here in with momentum after a large 31-17 win over South Carolina. The expectancies are top for the Tar Heels this season and, even supposing the protection struggled on Saturday, Hampton’s good fortune displays simply what number of guns Brown has at his disposal.