North Carolina football: 3 takeaways from high-scoring win over Virginia Tech

2. Virginia Tech’s play-calling deserves to be called into question

For the Hokies, there was some head scratching decisions from the play-calling crew. Virginia Tech never attacked the Tar Heels in the first half and put them in such a deep hole.

The Hokies had one play of over 20 yards in the first half and could not establish a run game with their running backs. Braxton Burmeister was able to do well, but it made the Hokies one dimensional.

The uncertainty with personnel also doesn’t help the Hokies. It seems the two-quarterback system that they’ve been using with Hendon Hooker and Burmeister lacks any kind of consistency in identity. It works at times, but at others, can be predictable and relatively easy to defend.

When Hooker ended the game, it was obvious this offense was much better.

The best runner in the ACC so far this season, was limited and that was going to be a big key for the Tar Heels to stop. Tre Turner is the experienced receiver out of the group. Apart from that, there is no one that truly stands out.

Part of that may be due to a vanilla offense that it is run by offensive coordinator Brad Cornelson.

The Hokies have had their three best passing seasons over the past three years in school history with Cornelson.

He’s going to have to get vertical with the offense if he wants that trend to continue.