CHAPEL HILL — The Carolina red-zone defense that was so good in two consecutive road wins failed the Tar Heels when they needed big plays on a cool night at Kenan Stadium.
Syracuse tied it late in regulation and won in overtime with a short touchdown pass and a two-point conversion pass, handing UNC a heartbreaking 31–30 overtime loss on Saturday night.
“They made a couple more plays than we did today, and that was the difference in the game,” Coach Bill Belichick said during a three-minute press conference, the shortest of his tenure at UNC, about 90 seconds shorter than after the season-ending loss at N.C. State. “Hard-fought game, just like all the other ones we’ve seen Syracuse play, and we just came a little bit short.”…