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Overrated! One Top 10 team has suffered its first loss in Week 1
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The first big upset of the year No. 10 UNC is stunned by unranked Virginia Tech on the road.
The Hokies beat the Tar Heels 17-10 Friday night. The Tar Heels were coming off a solid 2020 season where they went 8-4 and had an Orange Bowl appearance.
The Tar Heels have one of the best QB’s in the nation in Sam Howell and a Heisman hopeful. But, the best QB on the field may have been Virginia Tech’s Braxton Burmeister.
Braxton Burmeister is the best QB on the field? pic.twitter.com/6C199u3Gn8
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 3, 2021
Braxton Burmeister gets #VT on the board first 👀 #UNCvsVT
🎥: @espn pic.twitter.com/y0ozto0IvB
— Talks With T-Time Podcast (@TalkWithTTimeP1) September 3, 2021
Burmeister finished the night with a stat line of 12-19 with 169 yards 1 touchdown through the air and 1 touchdown on the ground and 1 interception.
Braxton Burmeister rolls out & finds James Mitchell for the TD. Virginia Tech has taken advantage of North Carolina’s slow start. The Hokies offensive line has been dominant as well.
NORTH CAROLINA 0
VIRGINIA TECH 14— CFB Blitz (@BlitzCfb) September 3, 2021
On the other hand, Howell did not have a great night where he finished 17-32 208 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions.
Sam Howell tonight:
17/32
208 yards
1 TD
3 INTsNot great. pic.twitter.com/auIdWnXsxg
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 4, 2021
Virginia Tech plays Middle Tennessee State next week, and UNC returns for their home opener as they get ready to host Georgia State.