This is why UNC football can’t have nice things. Mack Brown tried to warn us. He tried to warn his team. He told the famous Bill Parcells poison cheese story. He put cheese in the team’s lockers. And his team responded with an absolute stinker of a game, leading to perhaps one of the most disappointing losses in Carolina football history.
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No. 10 UNC pays for flat effort as Virginia stuns the Heels
CHAPEL HILL — What most figured would be an easy night for No. 10 North Carolina turned into a frustrating evening of survival.For most of the season, these Tar Heels looked like a team that could weather a bad day, but longtime UNC football fans were reminded again that it’s never that easy with this program.
What is The CW, and how can you watch the UNC-Virginia football game?
When the ACC announced that No. 10 North Carolina’s Saturday night game against Virginia would air on The CW, that immediately confused some Tar Heels fans. Most have heard it but have no idea where to find it.
Tar Heels in NFL: Howell throws career-high three TD passes in win; Downs scores first NFL TD; Hurst, Ezeudu hurt
Sam Howell threw three touchdown passes with a 119.7 passer rating Sunday, both career-highs, to help the Washington Commanders snap a three-game losing streak with a 24–16 road victory over Atlanta. Josh Downs, one of his former targets at UNC, scored his first NFL touchdown.
Unbeaten Tar Heels move up again in both polls, highest AP rank this late in 8 years
Undefeated North Carolina moved up in the AP Top 25 poll for the fifth consecutive week, becoming a top-10 team for the first time since the preseason 2021 poll. The Tar Heels (6–0, 3–0 ACC) are up two spots to No. 10 after their 41–31 home victory Saturday over Miami, which was No. 25 but is now unranked. UNC is 56–22 as a ranked team in 15 seasons under Coach Mack Brown.
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.
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.