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Virginia vs. North Carolina
UNC Player quotes
Sophomore safety Deunta Williams
On missed opportunities:
“The weak spot is the corner ball because it’s a combination of the safety and the corner getting up there, especially with how we were running it. [UVa] was just able to capitalize on our mistakes.”
On a missed point:
“I hit it [for the extra point], but I was a couple of yards off. Of course, it was fortunate for [Virginia]. God bless them.”
On lack of defense:
“Our defense has a lot to improve on. We dominated for the most part, and we really should have answered up at the end.”
On bad coverage:
“I think we played the defense a little wrong. We played it too soft. We didn’t think as much as we needed to. In a couple of plays, I didn’t get over on top of them like I needed to. I think it was just overall bad coverage.”
Sophomore running back Shaun Draughn
On being in the red zone:
“Our red zone wasn’t as good as should have been, and we knew it too. We got in the red zone, and I feel like we got better in that aspect but us having the ball so many times, I felt like we could have kept a lot going on.”
On the touchdown:
“[The touchdown] felt great. Of course, as running back, it felt good. It felt good for me, but it doesn’t matter who gets credit. “
On the turn-around:
“The first half is what we should have been doing the whole game. After halftime, I guess [Virginia] made adjustments to our plays. They made adjustments, and we kept trying to run the same plays. It didn’t work.”