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North Carolina Defeats Miami-FL 27-24 - Recap

Drake Maye led the way with 309 passing yards on Saturday as the Tar Heels picked up a 27-24 victory over the Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.

North Carolina won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +4.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 67.5.

Drake Maye completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 309 yards for the Tar Heels in the win.

Henry Parrish Jr. rushed for 19 yards for Miami-FL, while Jaylan Knighton added 13 yards. Tyler Van Dyke threw for 496 yards for the Hurricanes, while receivers Will Mallory and Frank Ladson Jr. had 115 and 67 yards respectively.

Miami-FL outgained North Carolina 538-470 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 29-22 by the Hurricanes.

North Carolina led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:14-28:46 split in that important category.

North Carolina heads into a 7 battle against Duke. Miami-FL, meanwhile, will have their next action against Virginia Tech.