T.J. Logan sat down on the fifth floor of the Kenan Football Center, ready for his postgame interview. The first question was a simple one, about the catch he made in North Carolina’s dominant 41-7 win over The Citadel on Saturday.
“Yessir,” Logan said, all smiles, as if the senior tailback had a feeling about what that first question would be.
In the second quarter, with North Carolina up 14-0, the Tar Heels were on The Citadel’s 23-yard line. On 2nd-and-7, with the Bulldog safeties split wide, Mitch Trubisky gave a fake handoff to Logan and watched him run into the grass behind both linebackers. Logan did the rest.
“Mitch threw a great ball," Logan said. "I thought he threw it kind of far, but I kind of got back on my motor, my horse, and I just reached my hand out there, and it just stuck. And I pulled it in.”
Trubisky admitted it might not have been his best throw, but he had a reason why.
“I led him a little too far, he made a great one-handed catch,” Trubisky said. “And (after the play), I was like, ‘I just threw it a little further so I’d get you on ESPN Top 10.’ He made an awesome catch.”
Logan recalled joking about it with Trubisky afterward.
“That’s exactly what he told me,” Logan said. “We came to the sideline, he was joking with me, he’s like, ‘Yeah, I just wanted to see if you was going to catch it.’ So I appreciate that, Mitch.”
The catch set off a friendly argument after the game as to who had the best hands among the running backs. Senior Khris Francis held the distinction before Saturday, a title he is very proud of. But Logan’s catch might give him the nod.
