Watch: UNC players Maye, Walker, Huzzie and Gray after Miami game

Watch the players’ portion of UNC’s postgame press conference after the Miami win, with comments from Drake Maye, Tez Walker, Alijah Huzzie and Cedric Gray.

Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Miami

For a while Saturday night, it looked like UNC had gone back in time, and it wasn’t because of the ‘90s retro uniforms. For much of the first half, Carolina looked like the undisciplined teams of the early 2020s, complete with blown coverages, poor line play, head-scratching coaching decisions and mind-numbing penalties. Then the third quarter happened.

Video: Mack Brown postgame press conference after the Miami win

Watch Mack Brown’s press conference after UNC’s win over Miami.

Walker ignites second-half surge as No. 12 UNC blows by Canes

CHAPEL HILL — As tempting as it might be to call it the Tez Walker Game, the spectacular effort by the recently “freed” wide receiver might just be a prelude to the explosiveness to come. In his second game since the NCAA ruled the junior Kent State transfer eligible, he caught a career-high three touchdown passes, with 132 reception yards. His two third-quarter scores ignited No. 12 North Carolina as the Tar Heels rallied from their first halftime deficit of the season to beat No. 25 Miami 41–31 on Saturday night before a raucous Kenan Stadium crowd.

Watch: Press conference with UNC wide receiver McCollum and wide receiver coach Galloway

Hear what UNC wide receiver Nate McCollum and wide receivers coach Lonnie Galloway ahead of Saturday’s Miami game.

UNC players Murphy, Maye, Allen and Lampkin talk about the Miami game

Hear what UNC players Myles Murphy, Drake Maye, Marcus Allen and, Willie Lampkin had to say ahead of Saturday’s big clash with Miami.

Tar Heels in NFL: Downs has best day of rookie season; Holcomb has big game; Chandler gains big on fake punt

Josh Downs had the best game of his rookie season, Cole Holcomb had a big day and Ty Chandler made a fake punt work on a Sunday with few bright spots for UNC alums. Although a touchdown still has eluded Downs through five games, the wide receiver caught all six passes targeted to him Sunday for a season-high 97 yards to put up a season-high 15.7 fantasy points in the Indianapolis Colts’ 23–16 home victory over the Tennessee Titans.

After decisive win, UNC surges again in both Top 25 polls

After a dominant 40–7 home victory over Syracuse on Saturday, North Carolina moved up in the AP Top 25 for the fifth consecutive week. The Tar Heels (5–0, 2–0 ACC) jumped two spots to No. 12, their highest rank since they were No. 10 in the 2021 preseason poll and their best ranking this late in the season since they were No. 5 on Oct. 11, 2020.

Easy Louisville schedule could help UNC in an ACC tiebreaker

Should North Carolina need to win a tiebreaker with Louisville to make the league championship game, the Cardinals’ easy ACC schedule could be helpful for the Tar Heels. In the first ACC football season without divisions since 2004, the teams finishing first and second in the ACC standings will play in the ACC championship game.