3:30 pm, ESPNU.
Lose a close one on the road to a top-25 quality team. Beat a sub-par Big 10 team. A win against a FCS opponent. No. Not Pitt, UNC.
UNC has a 2-1 record and you can make the superficial case that the two teams are looking much the same. An offense that uses the running game. A defense with a particular aspect that is abysmal. You get the idea.
UNC is still the preseason favorite in the ACC Coastal and unlike Pitt, are getting healthier on defense.
There was a sense of urgency behind the words, and then more urgency one day later from Gene Chizik, the Tar Heels’ defensive coordinator.