Redshirt freshman Elijah Brown led two late scoring landing drives, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to beat a tough three quarters in his first begin of the season as Stanford misplaced to North Carolina 20-15 in Chapel Hill on Saturday.
The Tar Heels (4-5, 2-3 ACC) led 20-3 early within the fourth quarter. At that time, Brown had 97 yards on 21 makes an attempt, dedicated two turnovers deep in Stanford territory, and had been sacked eight occasions for 63 yards.
The previous high recruit did come alive within the fourth quarter, main scoring drives of 75 and 80 yards. He threw a 24-yard landing to fellow Mater Dei alum CJ Williams with 1:48 remaining to make it 20-15.
Stanford received the ball again at its 20 with 46 seconds left, however Brown was sacked for a ninth time and the Cardinal ran out of time earlier than it might get close to midfield.
Brown completed 27 of 39 passing for 284 yards for Stanford (3-7, 2-5), which completed 0-6 on the highway. Its earlier 4 highway video games in opposition to Energy 4 competitors had been determined by no less than 24 factors.
The Cardinal made a quarterback change this week after scoring a conference-worst 17.8 factors a recreation behind sixth-year senior Ben Gulbranson.
Stanford now has two weeks to organize for the Massive Sport in opposition to Cal. The Cardinal then ends its season by internet hosting Notre Dame.
