ACC roundup,
N.C. State 30,
No. 24 Pittsburgh 29
PITTSBURGH — Devin Leary hit Emeka Emezie for the goahead touchdown with 23 seconds remaining as North Carolina State stunned Pitt on Saturday.
Leary, making his first start of the season, drove the Wolfpack 79 yards in 12 plays, the final 13 coming on a perfect back-shoulder throw to Emezie, who made a perfect spinning grab to give N.C. State its first victory over a Top 25 team since 2017. Leary finished 28 of 44 for 336 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter to put N.C. State (2-1, 2-1 ACC) in front.
Kenny Pickett threw for a career-high 411 yards and a touchdown and added two more on the ground, including a go-ahead score with 1:44 to play. Still, Pitt's bid to start 4-0 for the first time since 2000 ended when Leary picked apart the nation's topranked defense with the game on the line. The Panthers (3-1, 2-1) allowed 398 yards.
No. 12 North Carolina 26, Boston College 22
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Tar Heels (2-0, 2-0 ACC), who hadn't played in three weeks, overcame an upset bid by the Eagles (2-1, 1-1) with a “pick-two” — a 2-point defensive conversion in the final minute.
UNC, which took a 14-3 lead in the first quarter, led 24-16 before Phil Jurkovec's 6-yard touchdown pass to CJ Lewis cut the margin to 24-22 with 45 seconds left. Needing a 2-point conversion to tie, Jurkovec saw his pass intercepted
by Trey Morrison and returned the length of the field to give the Tar Heels a pair of points. Chazz Surratt then recovered the onside kick to ensure UNC's triumph.
Javonte Williams scored for UNC on a 1-yard run and a 41-yard catch from Sam Howell. Jurkovec was 37 of 56 for 314 yards.
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Wake Forest 66, Campbell 14
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —
Christian Beal-Smith ran for three touchdowns and Donavon Greene returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown for Wake Forest (1-2).
Beal-Smith scored from 2 and 10 yards in the first quarter, giving the redshirt junior his first career two-touchdown game. He tacked on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for Wake, which matched the fourth-most points in program history.
Kenneth Walker III scored on a 12-yard run, Sam Hartman threw a
touchdown pass and Zion Keith returned an interception 45 yards for a score as part of Wake Forest's domination. Greene's return marked the Demon Deacons' first kickoff return for a touchdown in 13 years.
Campbell (0-4), an FCS program, completed its abbreviated fall schedule, which consisted of four road games against FBS opponents. Hajj-Malik Williams was 17 of 29 for 187 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions.