CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey met with the media Monday at the Kenan Football Center to discuss how his unit played in the loss to Virginia over the weekend and also look ahead to Georgia Tech, which UNC visits Saturday night.

The Tar Heels lost to the Cavaliers 31-27 in what might be the biggest upset of the season in college football. Lindsey was criticized for not giving the ball more to Omarion Hampton in the second half, which he addressed Monday. He also hit on a few other things of note.

Above is video of Lindsey’s Q&A and below are some notes from what he had to say:

*Hampton ran the ball for 112 yards on 19 carries, but had just five runs in the second half. UNC led for most of the half, so it wasn’t as if the Tar Heels were well behind and trying to come back. And, this happened on a night in which QB Drake Maye had his lowest completion percentage (50%) ever as a starter.

UNC Coach Mack Brown said Monday they should have given Hampton the ball more.

“Looking back, he’s right. You look at the plays the last two drives, we were kind of in a two-minute situation, but before that, there was definitely some opportunities. I’ve got to do a better job, being honest with you, and just making sure that gets done.

“That’s on me as the coordinator. I’m responsible for it all… Omarion’s a great player, and he ended up with 19 carries or something like that.”

*In addition to the non-use of Hampton, the Heels had plenty of off-character stuff happen. The receivers had six drops, according to PFF, but the staff likely tagged more. And Maye was well off on some of his throws, much more so than he has been in the past.

While defensive coordinator said his defense was out of sync, Lindsey said about the offense, “it was just a weird night.”

He also said, “We were a little bit off all night.”

*Tez Walker was targeted 14 times in the first half but just four times in the second half. Are teams starting to defend him differently, and is that what happened after halftime?

“I think a little more two-safety than we’ve seen. But I don’t see a drastic difference at all. And I think – I guess he’s played two-and-a-half game now – he’s caught a bunch of balls. So I don’t see a huge difference, but your hope is when you’re better on the perimeter than they have less guys in the box.

“At times that happens, and at times you saw the other night, they were bringing those safety weak a lot, trying to cloud and muddy (the run game).”

*What kind of defense will UNC’s offense face this weekend at Georgia Tech?

“They play really hard. I think they’ve created 14 turnovers, more turnovers than normal. They di a great job (of) they’re physical, especially outside on the perimeter with their DBs. They play with their hands well, they’re very active…

“They’re a challenge because they are athletic, they’re physical, and they’re going to present some challenges for us.”