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UNC Football: Michael Carter, Javonte Williams set new record

By Zack Pearson

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 14: Michael Carter #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the fourth quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 59-53. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 14: Michael Carter #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the fourth quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 59-53. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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The UNC Football running back duo of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams set a new FBS record with their rushing performance against Miami

The UNC Football program got off to a hot start on Saturday afternoon backed by their dynamic running back duo of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams. The duo ran all over Miami on Saturday afternoon en route to a blowout victory.

Heck, they still might be running over still.

In the win over the Hurricanes, senior Michael Carter rushed for 308 yards while his teammate Javonte Williams rushed for 236 yards to pace the Tar Heels. The duo combined for 544 rushing yards on the season which broke an FBS college football record.

The 544 rushing yards are the most ever by teammates in a single FBS college football game, a historic day for the country’s best backfield.

Williams and Carter ran all over Miami in an impressive win that could send the Tar Heels to the Orange Bowl, as their season winds down. With Carter being a senior and Williams likely heading for the NFL Draft, this is one of the final times we will see this duo together in the same backfield.

But what a treat it was to watch.

Williams found the end zone three times in the win while Carter had two touchdowns. With those three touchdowns for Williams, he set a new school record for most touchdowns by a running back with 22.

His highlight of the day came when he trucked a few Miami defenders for a long gain. Check this out:

The win moved UNC to 8-3 overall and now they await their bowl destination. It’s pretty simple, too. UNC needs both Notre Dame AND Clemson to make the College Football Playoff while also passing Miami as the highest-ranked ACC team. With the big win, UNC should have done enough to convince the College Football Playoff Committee to move them ahead of Miami. That would land them in the

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 14: Michael Carter #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the fourth quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 59-53. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 14: Michael Carter #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the fourth quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 59-53. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

They now have their eyes on that ACC title game in a week.

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