UNC and others like Miami and Virginia Tech want to show they are for real, but Kirk Herbstreit saw a coin flip between North Carolina and Clemson. "Coming in with predictions on the ACC, I'm so close," Herbstreit said. "It's a coin flip. I think North Carolina is close to competing with Clemson because of the job Mack Brown's done with recruiting." (247 Sports) North Carolina & Sam Howell on the verge of national notice
If North Carolina can get past Virginia Tech in the opener, it will have five weeks of routs to find a groove before facing Miami.