Drake Maye reveals his mindset entering UNC's game-winning drive against Duke

Drake Maye is thriving as the North Carolina starter under center this season. The Tar Heels are scoring over 40 points a game behind his arm and they just won another barnburner on Saturday, where Maye led a game-winning drive to take down rival Duke in Durham, 38-35. That win made UNC 6-1 and in prime contention for the ACC title since they’re undefeated in league play so far.

Maye has stepped in as a first-year starter to lead such a dynamic offense. Carolina is scoring in bunches against seemingly every opponent it faces. They did so against Duke, yet still needed one last scoring drive in the final minutes to seal the deal over the Blue Devils. And Drake Maye delivered.

Here it firsthand from the QB himself, who explained everything that went into his game-winning drive vs. Duke:

“I’m glad defense gave it a shot. Great quarterbacks are measured by drives like that at the end. I knew after that missed field goal that we had a good shot. I think we made some huge plays on that drive. Just trusting my my guys up front and trust the guys around me.

“Josh [Downs] had a huge fourth down play. It was like he was getting double covered and he ended up beating him outside. And it was just trusting people around me. We work at one-minute-drills every day in practice and I think we had a big one at the end of the first half as well.

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“Still kind of in shock a little bit. But, you know, first rivalry game against Duke at their place. I thought they had the lights going. It was a good atmosphere. They fought hard and glad to come over on top. A little nervous, but at the same time, ultimate confidence in my guys. They’re pumping me up after that second fumble. It’s just unfortunate. It looked like a close call.

“But just to get back out there and get the guys going and just make big plays. So that’s what football is. Making big plays with the big time players in big time moments.”