MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.—Drake Maye threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina beat Miami, 27-24, at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday afternoon. UNC has won back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference games.
The redshirt freshman Maye was brilliant in the first half in particular, eventually completing 19 of 28 passing attempts for 309 yards, two scores, two interceptions and a passer rating of 169.8 in improving to 5-1 as a starter.
Carolina won its fifth game in six outings this season and improved to 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Hurricanes dropped to 2-3, 0-1 ACC in 2022.