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After the season-opening debacle against TCU, North Carolina lumbered through its game with Charlotte before flexing a little versus FCS Richmond, so Saturday’s game at Central Florida was a good test to see how much the Tar Heels had improved over the past three weeks. Test failed.
ORLANDO, Fla. — North Carolina badly needed a tipping point to spark an offense that has sputtered and a defense that has struggled to stop decent teams. nstead, the Tar Heels got more of the same, and it was almost all discouraging.
ORLANDO, Fla. — When you hear that Carolina’s game at UCF will be played at the Bounce House, it sounds like a play place for kids. But there’s a story behind the name of the University of Central Florida’s first on-campus stadium, which was built in 2007.
Find out how and watch Carolina’s game at Central Florida, the lines, notes, depth charts and statistics for both teams.
CHAPEL HILL — Seth Trimble couldn’t help but grin as he started to talk about the newcomers who have made this preseason feel so different. There are a lot of them, including a completely reshaped frontcourt with two 7-foot centers and two 6–10 forwards, along with a Montenegrin wing who’s still adjusting to American slang.
CHAPEL HILL — How do coaches deal with a quarterback who is new to the program but has been inconsistent while starting the first three games? In the case of Bill Belichick and junior South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez at Carolina, the veteran coach spoke about it the way a professor might lecture, drawing on decades of experience with stars like Tom Brady and other quarterbacks of varying talent.
North Carolina’s Mikai Gbayor is the ACC Linebacker of the Week after powering a dominant defensive performance that denied Richmond a touchdown on Saturday.
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina quarterback Gio Lopez doesn’t hide from the reality of his uneven start to the season. Saturday’s 41–17 home win over Richmond was supposed to be a chance to reset, but Lopez’s struggles with accuracy remained a subplot in an otherwise comfortable Tar Heel victory.
In one of the most productive Sundays for former North Carolina players in recent memory, Tar Heels accounted for eight touchdowns in Week 2, led by an outstanding performance from second-year quarterback Drake Maye and a two-score day from Baltimore’s Tez Walker.
CHAPEL HILL — Coming into the season, Demon June was just another name in North Carolina’s running back room. On Saturday, “Juju” was the name.
Here is a photo journey through North Carolina’s 41-6 victory at Kenan Stadium on Saturday over Richmond.
Carolina welcomed an FCS team to Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon and generally did what decent FBS teams are expected to do to FCS teams, hammering Richmond in a dominating 41–6 victory. There’s probably not too much to be read into a game like this other than Carolina won comfortably on a lovely day in Kenan Stadium.
CHAPEL HILL — Mikai Gbayor brought the Lambeau leap to Kenan Stadium on Saturday after putting a thrilling exclamation point on a big day for North Carolina’s defense and running back Demon June.
Here’s a look at the Richmond-North Carolina matchup, how to watch the game, notes, depth charts and statistics.
CHAPEL HILL — When Bill Belichick called, Jamie Collins didn’t hesitate. He retired from the NFL in 2023 after a 10-year career as a linebacker that included making the Pro Bowl in 2015 and winning a Super Bowl in 2014, both with Belichick. Collins was ready when Belichick offered him the job as Carolina’s inside linebackers coach.
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