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Tar Heels Football: Takeaways from UNC vs. Duke

By Horran Cameron

Nov 10, 2016; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils running back Shaun Wilson (29) and running back Quay Mann (15) and running back Jela Duncan (25) celebrate with the victory bell after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-27 at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2016; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils running back Shaun Wilson (29) and running back Quay Mann (15) and running back Jela Duncan (25) celebrate with the victory bell after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-27 at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 10, 2016; Durham, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) throws to a receiver in the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2016; Durham, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) throws to a receiver in the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports /

Mitch Trubisky gone after this season?

Can you blame him? Mitch Trubisky has come into Chapel Hill and caught everyone off-guard in college football. Here is the irony with the game against Duke. He completed 24 of 33 passes for 297 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

These stats are great for most quarterbacks whereas this is a bad game for Trubisky.

Trubisky’s stock will be very high for the 2016 NFL Draft. This season, he has completed 247 of 350 passes for 3,004 yards with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions.

Louisville’s Lamar Jackson and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson are the top two quarterbacks in college football. Trubisky is a close third, though he excels the other two quarterbacks in some areas.

The loss to Duke does not belong to Trubisky individually. The offensive weapons did not make plays. Carolina’s defense was not aggressive, either.

In a perfect world, Trubisky comes back for his senior season. However, no one can deny this young man’s level of talent.

In one season as a starter, Trubisky is one of UNC’s best quarterbacks ever. He could possibly be their best; that is, if he stays for another season.

It would be hard giving him this coveted title while only being a starter for one season, even if he was worthy of the honor.

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