Holiday Bowl highlights: Oregon rallies past UNC in thrilling finish
The 2022 college football bowl season continued on Wednesday night on FOX and the FOX Sports app, as No. 15 Oregon took on North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl.
Both teams were looking to end their respective seasons on a high note after each faded late in the season.
In the end, it was Bo Nix and Oregon that came out on top, riding a late rally to a 28-27 victory.
Holiday Bowl: No. 15 Oregon 28, North Carolina 27
Pregame scene
Each team was featured in its own, fun pregame hype video.
Quack!
Six plays, 54 yards and Oregon was up 7-0 just four minutes into the game.
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UNC with an impressive response
Maye brought the Heels back, however, leading an impressive drive that ended with his 36th touchdown pass of the season.
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Bucky does NOT stop here
Bucky Irving scored his second touchdown of the game early in the second quarter, dashing 66 yards to pay dirt as the Ducks took a 14-7 lead. The sophomore had 107 yards on just five carries to this point.
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Back and forth we go
The Ducks had difficulty containing Maye …
… and the result was 14-14 tie as halftime drew near.
Kicking into gear
Oregon was driving when UNC caught a break with a bizarre interception that bounced off Tar Heel cleats like a soccer ball.
Moments later, UNC took a 21-14 lead on yet another Maye touchdown pass, this one a 49-yard dart to Kobe Paysou.
Sticky fingers
After a back-and-forth first half, the third quarter was scoreless, though John Copenhaver did gift viewers a highlight reel catch.
Ducks fly closer
Oregon pulled within three in the fourth quarter, when Bo Nix hit Troy Franklin from 6 yards out.
Lucky Ducks, lucky bounce
Nix led Oregon to a late touchdown to tie the score at 27-27 with 19 seconds left. All the Ducks needed was to make the extra point to pull out the victory. Easy right?
Maybe not easy, but the bank shot went through — barely — and the Ducks pulled out the victory.
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