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UNC Football: Tar Heels look lost in devastating season-opening defeat

Sep 3, 2021; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Sam Howell (7) runs the ball during the first quarter at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

The UNC football program had high expectations this season, but an opening-night loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies puts all of that in jeopardy.

Just three hours into their highly anticipated 2021 campaign, the Tar Heels’ season is hanging on by a thread. That is, if they had serious hopes of winning the ACC’s Coastal Division and battling the powerhouse Clemson Tigers for a spot in the College Football Playoff.