The North Carolina Tar Heels will face a longtime rival in South Carolina when Mack Brown returns to the sidelines Saturday. The border war in Charlotte is a fresh start for a Carolina program that has renewed enthusiasm with the return of the Hall of Fame coach.
But despite all the facility upgrades, press conferences, and social media posts, what matters more than anything else is what happens on the field.
Brown knows this. Before training camp, the head coach said, “Now it’s time to win some ball games. We’ve told our guys that we want to win and win now.