UNC Football vs. Florida State: X-Factor

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesAfter a fantastic start to last week’s game and a 35-14 advantage at halftime, the North Carolina Tar Heels seemed to be on their way to a critical Top 25 victory.

But Virginia Tech never goes away easily against UNC. The Hokies outscored the Tar Heels 23-7 in the third quarter to bring VT within five points of the Carolina lead.

The UNC defense settled down and the offense scored a couple of touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the victory, but there are several issues to address with the defensive performance last Saturday.

Co-defensive coordinator Jay Bateman spoke about several of these issues in his press conference this week:

We didn’t tackle well and…