It was about midnight, November 12th, 2022 and the Tar Heels were on cloud nine. They had just completed a 36-34 win at Wake Forest, which clinched the final Coastal Division title, and were 9-1 overall with only loss to Notre Dame on their resume. They also had a dark horse Heisman candidate in Drake Maye. The redshirt freshman had shined in every game so far, and the offense was just humming to the tune of 40 points a game. The loss to Notre Dame had pretty much taken any chance of making the College Football Playoffs out of the equation, but they were still building to a special season.