Throwing up low percentage fades, burning timeouts on a two-point conversion, and running the ball in your two minute offense are all great examples of how poor of a performance that was from the coaching staff. In my opinion, they are somewhere between not ready to compete on the national level and a top 15 team. The Seminoles were ready for primetime and they took the fight to Carolina early. I don’t think this was a trap game in the sense that North Carolina overlooked Florida State. Going through the three phases, special teams for Carolina continues to be awful. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to North Carolina Tar Heels Newsletter. North Carolina couldn’t complete the largest comeback in school history, falling to Florida State, 31-28. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 North Carolina (6-0-0) topped Boston College (0-5-0) 3-1 behind two second half goals on Sunday to remain undefeated ().The Tar Heels held a 18-7 shot advantage and put 10 shots on net while Claudia Dickey made a pair of saves. Moving to offense, that unit also underperformed, by any standards, and it could’ve helped to get Sam Howell going downfield early. UNC Basketball The Heels maintain a top-3 recruiting class with Walton’s commitment. All week the players and coaches said that this was the most talented team they would face up to this point and that the Seminoles were better than the record indicated. If anything, this is the life of being a Top 10 team, where the opponent sees that number next to your name and you’re going to get their best shot with the hopes of knocking you off. UNC brought its 'D' game to Tallahassee and the Tar Heels still had a chance to win on the last possession. The UNC basketball program may have a new target on their radar in the 2021 recruiting class as they are set to meet with this forward. For as bad a start as it was for UNC, FSU also deserves a ton of credit. At some point there isn’t much correcting and it’s just who you are. They are going to get through at some point, you just need your offense to capitalize on your stops. That’s not a bad place to be, considering it’s a team still well ahead of schedule. Overall, Mack Brown said it best that this team isn’t good enough to take a half off. UNC Basketball: Tar Heels begin practice, open season against Charleston. BK Recruiting Sean Moran Oct 1, 10:42 AM . BK Recruiting UNC Basketball Recruiting Board. College Football Gregory Hall Oct 10, 7:56 PM . More From Tar Heel Blog UNC vs Virginia Tech: Tar Heels survive shootout in record-setting day UNC Women's Soccer Wins 3-1 Over Boston College To Remain Undefeated No. In the second half, UNC opened up the offense and success followed. The bar for special teams is so low -- "don’t lose us the game" -- and right now Carolina's special teams can’t even do that. Michael Carter and Javonte Williams are great backs but the team relied too heavily on those two, when you have a quarterback like Howell who does provide a more balanced attack. Roy Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels had the nation’s No. Lastly, outside of the missed tackles, I don’t know if you can fairly expect much more out of this UNC defense with its current personnel. Tar Heels Run All Over Virginia Tech . FB Recruiting UNC Recruiting week of 10/12: 2021 football commit Drake Maye to enroll early New, 1 comment One of the best quarterbacks in the country plans to get a … Also, it completely changes how you manage a game when you, rightfully, have no faith in your kicker outside of 35 yards. UNC Basketball: Tar Heels ’21 target cuts list down to four by Zack Pearson. The Tar Heels are one of a bevy of schools who have reached out to McGowens, according to sources. Basketball. UNC vs Virginia Tech: Tar Heels survive shootout in record-setting day . Roy Williams is always looking to add more shooting and … It flatly wasn’t a good night from a play-calling perspective. North Carolina couldn’t complete the largest comeback in school history, falling to Florida State, 31-28. Two punts blocked in one game is just being outcoached and putting an already spotty defense in horrible situations. UNC Basketball ... UNC Basketball: Tar Heels pursuing new 2021 recruiting target? The North Carolina basketball recruiting class needs this five-star recruit. It’s like in Game Of Thrones, where Hodor is holding the door, for dear life, from the White Walkers. I think we’ll learn a lot about this UNC team over the next week by how it responds to the loss against an NC State team which, like FSU, is coming in hungry for a signature win. Get the latest North Carolina Tar Heels news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more from ESPN. Ultimately, there were just too many mistakes, from coaches and players, to dig themselves out of the hole they put themselves in. The North Carolina Tar Heels latest football and basketball news, stats, schedules, football and basketball recruiting. I don’t think that was a coincidence.