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Hood, Trubisky Lead No. 18 Tar Heels Past Georgia Tech

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- Elijah Hood ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 18 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 48-20 on Saturday.

The Tar Heels (7-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 21 CFP) piled up 636 total yards. They had a season-high 283 on the ground and scored the game's final 21 points.

Hood had plenty of room to run, breaking into the secondary untouched on several carries between the tackles.

Mitch Trubisky passed for 329 yards and a touchdown as North Carolina beat Georgia Tech for the third consecutive year - the first time that's happened since 1992-94.