Well...we’ve seen this movie before. A poor first half, a spirited second half comeback that falls just short, and another tough loss to an in-state opponent. Next verse, same as the first. North Carolina’s defeat to Appalachian State had several repeat offenders but a few new ones as well. Here are our grades from UNC’s second loss of the season.
Quarterback: C
The Sam Howell Jekyll and Hyde Show continued on Saturday, with Howell showing plenty of good moments and plenty of dreadful ones. He once again had difficulty sensing pressure, he missed throws, had a bad handoff, and threw a bad interception on a slow-evolving screen play that set App State up with a short field that led to their second touchdown.