This story should be about missed opportunities for the Syracuse Orange. SU had multiple opportunities in the first half to put points on the board. However, the Orange offense couldn’t get things going in the 2nd half as the North Carolina Tar Heels pulled away to a 31-6 victory.
The first half numbers for Syracuse looked promising in comparison to North Carolina. Through two quarters of play the Orange only had 85 less yards of total offense and limited the Tar Heel offense to one touchdown on the first drive of the game. Sam Howell suffered a lot of pressure throughout the first half from the ‘Cuse defense.