Michael Carter and Javonte Williams have boasted throughout the season of being the best rushing duo in the country. They definitely played that way as they led North Carolina to a 62-26 win at No. 10 Miami, Florida on Saturday.
Carter stacked 24 carries for 308 yards (12.8 yards per attempt) and two touchdowns, while Williams added 23 carries for 236 yards (10.3 yards per rush) and three touchdowns. Her 544 combined yards is an NCAA record for the most rushing yards by two teammates in a single game. The previous mark was set earlier in the season by Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson and Kevin Marks against Kent State.
Carter and Williams are the tandem for the tar heels. Carter is the “lightning bolt” often used on the sidelines to stretch the defense. He showed it early with a 65-yard touchdown towards the end of the first quarter to give UNC a 21-3 lead.
He also showed off his vanity with a nice cut to that 25 yard score:
Williams is the LenDale White of Carter’s Reggie Bush and often plays the role of “thunder” when running between tackles and through defenders. All three of his touchdowns were near the goal line, but his best run of the game was that “Beast Mode” -like run in which he shrugged off seven Miami players before eventually falling for a profit of 43 yards.
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Carter and Williams stole the show from Heels quarterback Sam Howell, who had little to do other than hand over the ball. Still, Howell had a fairly efficient day at the office: 14 of 19 passes (73.7 percent) for 223 yards and a touchdown. He also added a quick touchdown and a receiving touchdown for a “Chapel Hilly Special” to complete the hat trick.
Broad receiver Dyami Brown also managed to have an explosive stats line with four catches for 167 yards. This made him the first player in school history to receive multiple seasons with 1,000 yards.
With the big win, North Carolina (8-3) is now in a position to get a bid for the Orange Bowl if both Notre Dame and Clemson make it to the college football playoffs. This comes in Mack Brown’s sophomore year as the Tar Heels head coach. They had won just five games in total in the two seasons before his arrival in 2019.
Is it possible that an entire crime could win the Heisman?
– Zach Goins (@zach_goins) December 12, 2020
