There has been some suggestion that our rushing stats against Carolina are somehow inflated because Carolina is so bad against the rush. I watched their game last night against Pitt and their defense played very well. Pitt rushed the ball 37 times for 153 yards and the QB had two big runs on pass plays where he scrambled. Pitt, of course, has a pretty good rushing game, as we and VT both witnessed. They could not run the ball consistently against UNC last night.
We ran the ball 38 times for 196 yards against UNC. I hope this is a sign our rushing game is turning the corner. At a minimum, I think we do a disservice to our team to suggest they ran successfully only because UNC is bad against the run.
We ran the ball 38 times for 196 yards against UNC. I hope this is a sign our rushing game is turning the corner. At a minimum, I think we do a disservice to our team to suggest they ran successfully only because UNC is bad against the run.
