By Bret Strelow | App State Athletics
CHAPEL HILL — Another App State-North Carolina showdown. Another sold-out thriller going down to the final seconds — and, in this case, being decided with the clock no longer needed.
After the Mountaineers and 17th-ranked Tar Heels traded scores to begin overtime Saturday night, UNC opened the second overtime with a touchdown and made a defensive stop to cap a 40-34 victory against App State in a packed, rain-soaked Kenan Stadium.
The Mountaineers' last eight games against Power Five opponents have all been decided by seven points or less, a stretch that includes the 34-31 road win against the Tar Heels in 2019 and the 63-61 loss to them last year in Boone.