Tar Heels Football: Takeaways from UNC vs. Pittsburgh

Mitch Trubisky is North Carolina’s best quarterback in a long time!

The North Carolina Tar Heels are in great hands.

It is not due to Allstate Insurance. It is due to the presence of Mitch Trubisky as their starting quarterback.

I will be honest. I had reservations about Trubisky prior to the season.

Some people told me that they thought he was better than Marquise Williams. I was reluctant to say that…until now. I agree. Beware, though. I love Marquise Williams approach to the game and his leadership. He was a superb quarterback at UNC.

Trubisky is also better than Bryn Renner, Darian Durant, Chris Keldorf, Oscar Davenport, Ronald Curry and Jason Stanicek. This is a bold statement to make because all of these quarterbacks were good.

Renner, Durant and Curry were the exception. They set records at UNC, which illustrates some greatness.

However, Trubisky takes the quarterback position at UNC to another level. You will not see Trubisky overthrow too many wide receivers. As a quarterback, his accuracy is quite accurate.

Trubisky maintains a great deal of poise for someone who has not planned a lot of games in college.

The last drive when Trubisky led UNC to a touchdown shows how good he is and how great he can be. Several times, Trubisky had to make the right decision; the right throw; to the right person.

Some of those fourth down passes could have easily been tipped or batted down, but they were not due to his precision.

When the game was on the line, Trubisky delivered. Sure, he is not the first UNC quarterback to do so. However, name a UNC quarterback who has started a season off like Trubisky has.

Trubisky has started this season completed 102-of-137 passes for 1,306 yards, 10 touchdowns and no interceptions.

Before he graduates from UNC, Trubisky may end up being the quarterback who is the face of football at Carolina. His talent speaks for itself.

Relive all five of his touchdown passes against Pittsburgh below: