Larry Fedora walked out of Doak Campbell Stadium a conquering hero on Oct. 1, 2016.
The trespassing North Carolina fans, who wanted to bask in the history they had just witnessed and thank the team that gave them that moment, formed a human tunnel starting near UNC’s locker room to the team bus door. Those same supporters dished out high fives and did their own Nick Weiler tomahawk-chop impressions when they couldn’t reach a player’s back to pat.
Weiler’s 54-yard boot as time expired had not only immortalized the senior kicker’s spot in North Carolina football lore: It gave the Tar Heel head coach his most iconic win of his mostly up-and-down career.