No. 16 Virginia edges UNC in OT as Tar Heels fail two-point try

No. 16 Virginia escaped Chapel Hill with a 17-16 overtime win over North Carolina on Saturday, the Cavaliers prevailing when North Carolina's two-point conversion attempt in extra time came up inches short at Kenan Stadium. Virginia's JMari Taylor plunged in from one yard out for the game-winning touchdown in overtime, and the Cavaliers converted the extra point to take the lead before stopping North Carolina on the decisive try.

The teams were deadlocked 10-10 at halftime after Trell Harris hauled in a 30-yard touchdown from Chandler Morris for Virginia and Gio Lopez ran in a 1-yard score for the Tar Heels. Neither side managed a point in the second half, sending the game to overtime. On the first possession of OT, Virginia scored and added the extra point. North Carolina answered when Davion Gause caught a 9-yard touchdown, but the try for two failed when running back Benjamin Hall was ruled short of the goal line.

Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris finished with about 200 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Lopez completed 208 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. The game featured critical red zone miscues by North Carolina, including an...