Within the last minute of Wake Forest’s 28-12 win over North Carolina, Demon Deacons quarterback Robby Ashford scored a 2-yard landing on fourth down, and the transfer did not appear to take a seat nicely with Tar Heels coach Invoice Belichick.
Ashford’s scored with 22 seconds left after UNC referred to as its last timeout. The Demon Deacons referred to as three consecutive speeding performs with a nine-point lead and the Tar Heels working out of time.
“Simply making an attempt to maintain the sport alive. I do not know what they are going to do,” Belichick mentioned about his timeout resolution. “Block a discipline objective, make a cease, after which preserve going.”
Dealing with fourth down, Wake Forest appeared to get within the kneel down formation earlier than Belichick alerted officers he needed to make use of a timeout. Ashford scored and the Tar Heels ran one play following the kickoff to finish the sport. Reporters requested Belichick about his transient, irritable interplay with Jake Dickert and what he mentioned to the first-year Wake Forest coach.
“Congratulations,” Belichick mentioned.
The loss for the Tar Heels (4-6) snapped a two-game successful streak and means Belichick’s crew has to beat Duke and NC State over its last two video games to succeed in bowl eligibility.
Wake Forest (7-3) held an ACC opponent out of the top zone for the second straight week and blocked a pair of the Tar Heels’ discipline objective makes an attempt within the sport.
Pre-game NFL assertion from Belichick
In a Friday night time assertion posted throughout UNC’s social media channels, Belichick dismissed NFL hypothesis following the New York Giants’ firing of Brian Daboll.
“It was a privilege for me to work for the Mara household and be a member of coach (Invoice) Parcells’ workers for over a decade,” Belichick mentioned. “Nonetheless, regardless of circulating rumors, I’ve not and won’t pursue any NFL head teaching vacancies.”
Previous to successful six Tremendous Bowls with the Patriots, Belichick received a pair of Tremendous Bowls because the Giants’ defensive coordinator below Parcells. He was carried off the sector by Giants gamers after New York shut out Washington within the 1986 NFC title sport en path to defeating the Broncos in Tremendous Bowl XXI.
“My focus stays solely on persevering with to enhance this crew, develop our gamers and construct a program that makes Tar Heel followers proud,” Belichick mentioned.
