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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football.

Even After Taking No. 1 Down to the Wire, the 24-Hour Rule Still Applies for UNC Football

Objectively speaking, North Carolina's 38-35 loss to No. 1 Miami Saturday was a heck of a football game. UNC quarterback Billy Edwards and Miami quarterback Darian Mensah went up and down the field with ease, tossing seven touchdowns between the two of them. You would’ve been hard-pressed to figure out which of the two was the Heisman candidate. (Chapelboro.com)

The art of the scramble drill: how the Patriots capitalize on QB Drake Maye's superpower

This season, Patriots QB Drake Maye has become the NFL's most dangerous out-of-structure quarterback, ranking fourth in how often he extends plays (16.4%). According to NextGen Stats, Maye leads quarterbacks in completions (21), passing yards (449), passer rating (132.7), and EPA per play (+0.40) on extended drop-backs (four or more seconds). (New England Patriots)

UNC Defensive Lineman Viliami Moala No Longer With Team

North Carolina freshman defensive lineman Viliami Moala is not with the team, multiple sources confirmed Sunday. The high three-star recruit from Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson High School had yet to appear in a game this season for the Tar Heels and has been listed as “Out” on every ACC availability report UNC has submitted for conference games. (Inside Carolina)

Video: Tar Heel Tribune - UNC vs. Miami Postgame Breakdown

Britt Whitmire, Doc Kennedy, and R.L. Bynum break down the North Carolina Tar Heels' 38-35 loss to the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes on Saturday night in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Wire To Wire

Billy Edwards Jr. threw a career-high four touchdown passes, orchestrated five TD drives of 75-plus yards, and was the most accurate passer in a matchup that featured the nation's leader in completion percentage. Yet those elements of his personal performance meant little to the UNC quarterback in the Tar Heels' 38-35 loss to No. 1 Miami. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - UNC vs. Miami Postgame Reactions

Jones Angell and Adam Lucas break down North Carolina Football's narrow 38-35 loss to the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Familiar opposing coach, career night: Billy Edwards finds answers against Miami

Billy Edwards Jr. said he had a good idea of what Miami’s defense would show North Carolina on Saturday, partly because of a familiar name on the opposing coaching staff. Edwards had a history with Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman, who recruited him when Hetherman was defensive coordinator at James Madison from 2019-21. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: The Day After Podcast - UNC So Close, Falls to Miami

Inside Carolina's Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss the good - Billy Edwards, Jr. and UNC's offense, the bad - a catastrophic play and a defense that couldn't find one stop, and the game-changing plays that kept the Tar Heels so close, yet three points short of the upset. (View Video)

North Carolina Misses Out on the Miraculous by Inches

A potential Halloween upset came down to inches, just a week after inches decided a walk-off two-point conversion for Syracuse in the same stadium. UNC, now 4-4, was inches away from a shot at 6-2 and the team's first win over number one. "A lot of toughness," Bill Belichick said. "Just disappointed to come up short here two weeks in a row." (TarHeel247)

UNC Football puts Halloween scare into No. 1 Miami. Observations from a near upset

Saturday should give the Tar Heels something to build off of. The Miami Hurricanes entered Saturday's matchup as the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense, scoring 49 points per game through seven unbeaten appearances. Yet the Tar Heels’ offense matched the Hurricanes every step of the way in the first half - Miami just got one more drive than UNC did. (MSN.com)

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