Jones: He was on the receiving end of a miraculous throw by Drake Maye that started to look like it was just a throwaway. He’s living up to the awards, and it’s a real shame that the defense as a whole hasn’t been better to where he can get more kudos for the work he’s done. In the week where he accepted a bid to the Senior Bowl, he showed out again with eight total tackles. WinnersĬedric Gray: The defense once again wilted late in the game, but it wasn’t because of the effort of Gray. Instead, we are going to just jump right into the winners, losers, and honorable mentions on a painful Saturday on which Carolina saw their ACC Championship Game hopes and any outside shot at a NY6 bowl game go away. Great teams put themselves in a position where the officiating doesn’t matter, and Carolina showed long ago they aren’t a great team. The officiating was horrid in multiple spots, and it did cause a shift in momentum, but as you'll read, things were already on their way south before the officiating. Let’s go ahead and get one thing out of the way-if you’re expecting to read a bunch of railing against the officiating in Saturday’s game you might as well move on.
