Switzer Saves The Day

The North Carolina Tarheels evened their record at 5-5 with a hard fought 34-27 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers yesterday at Heinz Field. The Tarheels raced out to a 24-3 halftime lead on the strength of 2 Marquise Williams rushing TD's and a Ryan Switzer 65 yard punt return for a TD. The 'Heels tacked on a Field Goal to start the scoring in the Third Quarter and make it 27-3 then had to hang on. Pittsburgh tied it up at 27 and then Ryan Switzer returned a second punt for a TD in the game, this one a weaving, field crossing, 61 yarder. The 'Heels still had to make a couple of defensive stands, the last one a fourth and one on their own 26 yard line with 1:12 to go in the game. It wasn't pretty but they won their fourth game in a row and now only need to win one of their last two to become bowl eligible. The Tarheel defense, in particular Kareem Martin, played a solid game and had 7 sacks in the game, with Kareem Martin getting 3 1/2 of those. Cornerback Terry Shankle led the team with 8 tackles and had 2 sacks.