Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Minnesota

There’s a saying in football about “best on best,” such as your best player vs. another team’s best player, or what you do best vs. what your opponent does best. That idea was expected to be on display as Minnesota visited UNC on Saturday afternoon.

Watch: UNC players talk about the Minnesota victory

Carolina players Armani Chapman, Drake Maye, Power Echols and Nate McCollum and talk about the Minnesota win.

Video: Watch Mack Brown’s comment after beating Minnesota

Watch Mack Brown’s postgame press conference after the Minnesota game.

McCollum shows off playmaking prowess in UNC win over Gophers

CHAPEL HILL — Drake Maye finally got one of the playmaking wide receivers he came into the season expecting and took full advantage. After being banged up and catching only one pass in the first two games, Georgia Tech transfer Nate McCollum caught 15 passes for a career-high 165 yards to ignite No. 20 North Carolina’s 31–13 victory Saturday at Kenan Stadium over Minnesota.

Brown joins Trustees meeting on Walker to weigh options; WR wants UNC degree, which he would earn in December 2024

Mack Brown says everybody at UNC is concerned about Tez Walker and wants to get on the same page so they can do something to help him. That’s why he was scheduled to join the noon UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees emergency meeting on Monday to figure out the best options for Walker after the NCAA denied the wide receiver’s appeal. Brown doesn’t know how likely he’ll play this season.

Tar Heels in NFL: Sam Howell throws for one TD, runs for another to lead Washington victory

There was room to grow for Washington quarterback Sam Howell in his first NFL start as QB1 on Sunday, but at least he got a victory. Howell rebounded from an interception and a costly fumble to throw for one touchdown and run for another as the Commanders earned a 20–16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the opener for both teams.

Heels fall in both Top 25 polls after needing two OTs to beat App State

Carolina’s thrilling 40–34 double-overtime victory over Appalachian State didn’t impress AP voters enough for the Tar Heels to move up in the Top 25 poll. Barely beating a Sun Belt Conference team cost them in the rankings. UNC (2–0) fell three spots to No. 20 in the latest AP Top 25, released Sunday afternoon, heading into its 3:30 Saturday game against Minnesota (2–0) in a game that ESPN will televise.

Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Escaping App

Last Saturday seems so far away. Just one week ago, UNC manhandled South Carolina in a physically dominating show by the defense. On Saturday night against Appalachian State, the ghosts of Tar Heel defenses past came to haunt Kenan Stadium in Carolina’s home opener.