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The Week in UNC Football: Chase Rice Returns, Hall of Fame Tar Heels, UNC vs. Notre Dame History

This week in UNC Football unites the program’s past and present as North Carolina prepares to host Notre Dame. One familiar Tar Heel returning to Chapel Hill is Chase Rice, who will perform as part of the Chapel Thrill Game Day concert series. Before becoming a country music singer and songwriter, Rice was a linebacker at Carolina from 2005-08. (Tar Heel Blue)

UNC DE Melkart About Jaoude To Play vs. Notre Dame

North Carolina defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude will be available for Saturday’s noon game against No. 3 Notre Dame, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, giving the Tar Heels their best pass rusher for the biggest home test of the season. Abou Jaoude missed the previous two games with a hand injury he suffered in the season opener against TCU in Dublin. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: 'No. 3, Get in the Game'

Of the 23 football games Notre Dame and UNC have played, nothing matches 1975, when an unknown quarterback named Joe Montana came off the bench to save the Irish from an embarrassing upset in Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels led 14-6 in the fourth quarter when coach Dan Devine turned to the bench and shouted, "No. 3, get in the game." (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With UNC OL Christo Kelly

Christo Kelly from North Carolina Football joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas to talk about his path to UNC and look ahead to Saturday's matchup against Notre Dame, with kickoff set for Noon in Kenan Stadium. (View Video)

Thin Up Front, Tar Heels Working To Build Offensive Line Depth

Four of UNC's five starting offensive linemen have played 169 of 170 snaps this season. The other starter has played 123 snaps. What stands out is that UNC has played only six offensive linemen in the meat of competitive games. Aside from the 35-3 win over East Tennessee State, when the starters left the game after UNC went ahead by five touchdowns. (TarHeel247)

Notre Dame vs. UNC: The Formula for a Tar Heel Victory

UNC returns to Kenan Stadium on Saturday facing its biggest challenge of the season. The Tar Heels had two weeks to prepare for No. 3 Notre Dame, a team that enters the matchup 4-0 and has yet to play a game decided by fewer than 17 points. The Irish are scoring 42.3 points per game while allowing just 8.3. Here is the formula for a Tar Heel victory. (Tar Heel Blue)

Bill Belichick’s UNC Football Staff ‘Inadvertently’ Signed Termination Releases Early

For all the uncertainty surrounding the UNC Football staff, the paperwork governing their departures is already in order. A review of the contracts for UNC football staffers shows nearly all contain a termination-release exhibit signed the same day as the employment agreement. UNC says this is not standard practice and attributed it to a mistake by the football staff. (Sportico)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone On The Basketball Recruiting Trail, UNC vs. ND Preview

Can Michael Malone land top-tier college basketball recruits, or will another blue-chip talent slip away, as Jordan Page appears to have done? On the gridiron, UNC Football hosts the powerhouse Notre Dame Fighting Irish as 3-touchdown underdogs. (View Video)

Patriots' Drake Maye: Shoulder fine, all OK with Mike Vrabel

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye said the condition of his right shoulder hasn't affected his throwing ability, instead highlighting the need to make better decisions. "I don't feel like we're struggling to move the ball. We're turning the football over, doing things preventing us from scoring touchdowns, and I think that's one of the biggest things for me." (ESPN)

Audio: Jones Angell Previews UNC Football vs. Notre Dame (In the Rain)

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell previews Saturday’s UNC football game against no. 3 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are favored by three touchdowns, but Jones points out that Carolina very nearly came away with an upset the last time they played a team this good. And Chapel Hill’s expecting rain Saturday, which could have an impact on game play. (Chapelboro.com)

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