UNC kicker Nick Weiler does tomahawk chop after winning field goal

“We need to be able to control the ball more, convert more third downs, keep our defense off the field and keep on finishing in the endzone”. You can accurately chalk some of it up to youth and inexperience, but that doesn’t explain what everybody was told about this program heading into this year. “Because there’s nothing to say”.

The North Carolina Tar Heels and Florida State Seminoles meet Saturday afternoon in a crucial ACC game at Doak Campbell Stadium on ESPN. Then they called on Weiler to attempt the biggest kick of his life. Just get to the 35.

Three missed Ricky Aguayo field goals could’ve been some points had Jimbo Fisher changed his mentality on going for it on fourth down by now, and the worst part, maybe, is that FSU could’ve still won.

And so Weiler lined up.

The Tar Heels look to expose the Seminoles defense that still hasn’t found its bearings. FSU is averaging 43 points and 487.3 yards per game on offense thanks to a balanced attack.

While Florida State was unable to put points on the board, North Carolina’s offense remained sharp.

Weiler said he didn’t remember doing that. This inability to get off the field on third down resulted in a general fatigue on the defense which was most evident in North Carolina’s third-quarter drive which saw the Tar Heels convert on third downs of seven, nine, and nine yards on the way to taking a 28-14 lead over the Seminoles. Trubisky, a junior who came into the game second in the nation in completion percentage at 74.5 percent, rushed for a touchdown and was also 31-of-38 passing, including a score with 2:31 left in the game from 34 yards out to receiver Thomas Jackson.

For a few brief moments he retreated to the sideline and sulked.

When asked whether he thought Weider could make the kick, Fedora was blunt.

The Over is 6-1 in Tar Heels last 7 games overall. “He got his mind right, and we knew we had to get it somewhere close to the 35 to give him a shot”.

The Seminoles shoehorned themselves into another early deficit, trailing 21-0 in the first half.

No, the Tar Heels will have to rely on what they do best, having Trubisky find his weapons all over the field.

Quarterback Mitch Trubisky has exploded onto the scene over the past couple of weeks with two of the four most prolific pass performances in UNC history. “We have to play better”. Just 9 seconds to go and still in their own territory, Trubisky’s next pass was incomplete.

The Tar Heels hope to continue their three-game winning streak with a huge road victory over No. 12 Florida State in Tallahassee.

The Tar Heels took a timeout with four seconds left. Weiler is going to have a solid night. In rushing, Elijah Hood ran for 25 yards in 11 attempts while T.J. Logan added six yards in two attempts. He wanted to have a good view. He finished the game with 14 catches on 17 targets with 158 receiving yards. They both said they prayed.

“I feel like I complement him well”, Patrick said.