Official Site of the Tar Heels · Oct 2, 2016
Turner's Take: Here's the Kicker
Nick Weiler's 54-yard game winner was the longest made field goal of his Tar Heel career.Four seconds left, the game on his foot. Nick Weiler took his steps and prepared to attempt a 54-yard field goal. So much had happened to that point in the game, to set up this moment right here. But so much had happened in the career of Nick Weiler, too.
Saturday, Carolina jumped out to a 21-0 lead on the strength of a balanced, methodical offense, and a defense that stopped and forced three missed Florida State field goal attempts. The Tar Heels were piling up points while the Seminoles were missing opportunities. The 21-7 halftime lead could have been –should have been– more.