A bunch of takeaways, thoughts and postscripts from UM’s 47-10 win against visiting North Carolina, a Thursday night when N’Kosi Perry justified Mark Richt’s decision to make him the starter:
u25aa Watching junior defensive end Joe Jackson wreak havoc Thursday, including that pick-six, reinforced two points:
1) At this point, he’s the draft-eligible Cane with the best chance to go in the first round of the NFL draft, with junior Ahmmon Richards and senior Jaquan Johnson slowed by injuries this season.
2) UM needs to figure out why Clemson’s two projected first-round junior defensive linemen (Dexter Lawrence and Clelin Ferrell) returned to school this year and do a full-court press on Jackson to do likewise.