The downsides of playing a road game against a power-conference opponent seem obvious on their face and even more so to any UNC fan who watched the 2021 debacle in Blacksburg. If I can say one thing for road openers like that one and like UNC’s game Thursday against Minnesota, though, it’s that they make it pretty clear pretty quickly who a team is. The Tar Heels managed to steal a win against the Golden Gophers, and the other postgame articles on this site will take a more celebratory tone, because the best thing to be after Game 1 is 1-0.
UNC Football: Position Grades vs Minnesota
