Carolina and Syracuse had exchanged punches and counter-punches, zigs and zags, highs and lows, heroics and bumbles for more than three and a half hours Saturday in the Carrier Dome. The midpoint of the 2018 season for both teams was nigh, the Orange trying build on a 4-2 mark that included tough losses to Clemson and Pitt and the Tar Heels still stinging after a three-point dagger from Virginia Tech the week before.
Carolina seems in control early—more than 12 minutes of possession in the first quarter, more than double offensive output over the Orange and a quick-strike touchdown by evolving superstar Dazz Newsome.