The UNC Tar Heels finished the 2018 season 2-9 and that record cost Larry Fedora his head coaching position. Mack Brown will take over the Heels, once again, and try to resurrect UNC from an 88th ranking per the S&P+. The offense and defense will both need vast improvements for the Tar Heels to compete for the ACC Coastal in 2019.
The offense finished 2018 ranked 58th overall in the S&P+, however, new offensive coordinator Phil Longo’s offense at Ole Miss was ranked 6th at season’s end. New defensive coordinator Jay Bateman comes from Army West Point where his defense was 70th which is not bad at all for a service academy squad.