Mack Brown assesses UNC's first half performance vs. Appalachian State

Things looked dreary for North Carolina at times in the first half, but 21-unanswered points by the Tar Heels offense has put Mack Brown’s squad on top thanks to a last-second, go-ahead touchdowns to end the half.

Trailing 21-7 at one point, the Tar Heels never wavered under their leader and quarterback Drake Maye, who finished the first half completing 18 of his 23 passes for three touchdowns. Brown addressed his general thoughts on Maye and the rest of his team’s performance against Appalachian State in the first half.

“[Maye] is really cool and collected,” Brown said. “He can run and he just makes plays. We work on the one minute drill every day, very proud of the way they handled that with about a minute and thirty left.”

Catch the remainder of the game between the Tar Heels and Mountaineers live on ESPNU as the second half is set to get underway momentarily.

“[Appalachian State] is gonna bring their energy, you’ve got to stop it and you’ve got to use it against them,” Brown said. “So we stopped the search, got a couple stops on offense, so really and truly it’s been an offensive show because we’ve stopped them twice, they’ve stopped us once and everybody else has scored.”

Drake Maye leads UNC to impressive first drive touchdown against Appalachian State

Drake Maye has picked up where he left off after his record-setting first career start last week. On his first drive, the North Carolina quarterback went a perfect 4-4 for 67 yards and a touchdown against Appalachian State Saturday afternoon.

Facing pressure, Maye had to let it fly and found sophomore JJ Jones near the end zone for the Carolina score. The touchdown is the first of Jones’ collegiate career and he finished the drive with two receptions for 54 yards