North Carolina Tar Heels

An insightful, and irreverent, look back at the weekend in college football.

East Carolina even knew it was coming, and the Pirates couldn't stop it.

Freshman Erik Highsmith nabbed six passes for 113 yards and a touchdown in UNC's 31-17 win over visiting East Carolina. For the first time since 1997, the Heels are off to a 3-0 start.

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The North Carolina men's and women's cross country teams took their chances in the post-season on Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, finishing sixth and fifth, respectively. The Tar Heels will have to wait until Sunday to see if their post-season dreams can come true when the NCAA will announce at-large bids.

Carolina rebounded after a tough loss Friday night to sweep Boston College 3-0 with set scores 25-21, 25-14 and 25-20. Carolina improves to 15-13 overall and 11-6 in league play, while Boston College falls to 12-16 overall and 2-15 in the ACC. Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland led the way for Carolina uncorking 13 kills and a .393 hitting percentage. Branagan Fuller and Emily McGee added nine kills while Heather Brooks chipped in eight. Carolina posted a .333 hitting percentage for the match paced by Cora Harms 37 assists.

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Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33-24 on Saturday. Burney fumbled his third interception on what looked to be a forward lateral, but Melvin Williams picked up the loose ball and ran the last 44 yards for a score. The touchdown held up on review after replays showed the ball slipping from Burney's hand, confirming a play that gave the Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 30-17 lead with about 9 1/2 minutes left.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Action photos from the Tar Heels' 33-24 victory over the Hurricanes.

All the numbers from the big win over the Hurricanes.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina's defensive scoring notwithstanding, the Tar Heels had to find offense from somewhere, somehow – particularly in the final minutes of the game. That's when the UNC offense had to come up big. With a statement drive, they sealed the 33-24 victory in front of an ecstatic Kenan Stadium crowd.

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This week I decided to change things up a bit. Instead of answering From The Rumble Seat’s questions directly, I will answer them with Freakazoid clips. 1. Alright fellas, this is your turn to apologize to the Boston College Eagles who went to Hell and back and have now arrived as the 3rd team for the [...]

You wanted to be ranked in this poll, Virginia Tech? You shouldn’t have lost to a team that was winless in the ACC. HEY-OH! Rank Team 1 Alabama 2 Florida 3 Iowa 4 Cincinnati 5 TCU 6 Texas 7 Boise State 8 Oregon [...]

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