Taylor Vippolis: UNC’s Top 3 Questions Heading into ECU Posted Sep 7, 2018 Is this North Carolina defense for real? Saturday’s game was a huge step in the right direction. Between holding California to 23 percent on third down conversions and only giving up one play over 20 yards, that was a defense that was able to get off the field despite an offense frequently putting it in bad spots. UNC also was able to bring more pressure with its front four. (Inside Carolina)