Football By BOB SUTTON

Maye throws for 4 TDs as North Carolina rolls past Campbell 59-7

Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Drake Maye threw two of his four touchdown passes to Tez Walker, Omarion Hampton ran for two touchdowns and North Carolina shed a two-game losing streak by beating Campbell 59-7 on Saturday afternoon.

Hampton gained 144 rushing yards on 15 carries and North Carolina’s much-maligned defense shined at times.

The Tar Heels (7-2) needed a pick-me-up before returning to Atlantic Coast Conference play following upset losses to Virginia and Georgia Tech, falling from a No. 10 national ranking all the way out of the poll.

Some North Carolina starters, including Maye, on offense were pulled by late in the third quarter. Maye ended 16-for-23 for 244 yards in the air.

Campbell (4-5), a member of the Football Championship Subdivision’s Coastal Athletic Association, had 287 yards of total offense. Quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams threw for 185 yards and ran for 51 yards.

North Carolina scored first on Maye’s 10-yard pass to Walker, who was in action despite spending time in an Atlanta hospital following the Tar Heels’ loss a week earlier at Georgia Tech. They connected again on a 31-yard scoring play late in the first half.

The Camels drew even as Williams threw to Chaney Fitzgerald for a 19-yard touchdown on a third-and-goal play in the first quarter.

Hampton ran 54 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:56 left in the second quarter. Hampton eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season on that run.

Campbell then had a five-minute drive go for naught when Caleb Dowden missed wide left on a 33-yard field goal attempt.

After Walker’s second touchdown, the Tar Heels executed a hurry-up offense to score when Hampton plowed into the end zone from 4 yards out for his 12th rushing touchdown of the year.

Maye threw touchdown passes to John Copenhaver and J.J. Jones in the third quarter. Backup quarterback Conner Harrell ran and threw for touchdowns in the fourth.