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Miami Football: 3 takeaways from blowout loss to North Carolina in Week 15

By Jackson Caudell

Dec 5, 2020; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback D'Eriq King rushes the football against the Duke Blue Devils in the third quarter at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Miami Hurricanes won 48-0. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2020; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback D'Eriq King rushes the football against the Duke Blue Devils in the third quarter at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Miami Hurricanes won 48-0. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports /
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Michael Carter, North Carolina football. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Michael Carter, North Carolina football. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

2. The run defense was exposed yet again

Miami has been much weaker in their run defense this season compared to last year and it has shown in big ways at certain points this season, but none more than on Saturday against North Carolina.

The Tar Heels had their way up front and were running the same counter play over and over again because the Hurricanes could not stop it. Javonte Williams and Michael Carter both had over 200 yards and two touchdowns on the day and solidified their spot as the top running back duo in the country.

The linebackers from Miami were out of position all game long and the safeties could not contain on the outside, allowing Williams and Carter to gain big chunks virtually every time that they touched the ball.

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