North Carolina’s 2021 season got off to quite the inauspicious start last Friday night in Blacksburg. Their offense was held in check by Virginia Tech, dooming the Tar Heels to a 17-10 loss to open the new year.
However, they ended up being far from the biggest story of the week. The opening week of the season was filled with some interesting results, from Georgia’s defensive domination of Clemson, to the numerous upsets, FCS over FBS, Group of 5 over Power 5, and more.
Week one lasted all the way through Monday, but now that the dust has settled on the opening week of the season, let’s check in on the top 25 rankings ahead of week two.