When a defense takes away an offense's run game, that offense's quarterback is put in a tight spot. Despite turnover-free football against Wake, UNC quarterback Gio Lopez completed just 21 of his 36 passes, though he surpassed the 200 yards mark.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels football team plays the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Week 12 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday, Nov. 15 (4:30 p.m., CW Network), at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Bill Belichick's Tar Heels (4-5, 2-3 ...

Carolina’s one-sided 42-19 loss at N.C. State on Saturday was a microcosm of the season that has mercifully ended at 4-8, UNC’s worst record in football since 2018.

UNC fell to 4-7 in head coach Bill Belichick's first season at the helm after falling to arch-rival Duke 32-25 on Saturday afternoon.

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The UNC defense had no answer for NC State in the first half Saturday night on the way to a 42-19 loss in Raleigh.

Bill Belichick has six Super Bowl wins on his resume. But his first season with North Carolina football won't include a bowl of any kind.