James Madison gets paid and gets a win at North Carolina
After being paid reportedly $500,000 to play in Chapel Hill, the James Madison Dukes grabbed the bag and walked away with a record setting victory.
The Dukes improved their record to 3-0 this season with their second consecutive victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference team, positioning themselves for a potential Top 25 ranking.
Remarkably, North Carolina out-gained JMU 616-611 but struggled to contain UNC's high-octane offense, led by Jacolby Criswell, who was 28-of-48 for 475 passing yards and three touchdowns.
Tar Heels Head Coach Mack Brown said after the game, "I have no idea what happened. I sat there and watched it and listened to it. We had guys in the wrong place. The first drive was frustrating, we tried to do too much. I was frustrated at halftime, I thought we would come out and stop them."
It was a much happier postgame press conference with JMU's Coach Bob Chesney.
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This story was originally published September 21, 2024, 5:31 PM.
