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WATCH: Drake Maye Highlights vs. South Carolina

Check out Drake Maye's top plays from last week's win over the Gamecocks.

Luke Easterling

WATCH: Drake Maye Highlights vs. South Carolina
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The site of this year's first "College Gameday" road trip for ESPN's college football crew featured a neutral-site rivalry matchup between North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft class.

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye got his 2023 campaign off to a strong start, leading the Tar Heels to a 31-17 win over the Gamecocks.

Maye completed 24 of his 32 pass attempts for 269 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but wasn't without his mistakes, tossing two interceptions.

Here's a closer look at some of Maye's top plays from the season-opening victory:

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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