For the first time all season, we can say some nice things about the North Carolina defense. Now, it’s hard to say they played great overall. They still gave up 419 yards total and 5.4 per play to Georgia State. However, they did step up and come up with some big plays in crunch time, causing the Panthers’ last four drives to all end with punts. Allowing to UNC to eventually rally past GSU for another win.
One of the big reasons they managed to defense was able to get things together was the play of Power Echols.