Coming off of a blowout loss at home against Virginia Tech, UNC looked good from the opening kickoff against Miami.
The Tar Heels’ opening drive was stalled out by consecutive false start penalties, but they were able to come away with three points from Nick Weiler’s 42-yard field goal.
Miami quickly drove the ball down to the UNC 20-yard line, but the Tar Heels defense held strong and forced the Hurricanes to attempt a 38-yard field goal. The kick was blocked by Jalen Dalton, keeping the score 3-0 UNC with 5:39 left in the first quarter.
The following drive, UNC’s T.