UNC Football Really Isn't That Close

Posted Nov 12, 2018
Larry Fedora keeps saying each week how close his team is, and based on the scoreboard, the Tar Heels have found themselves either in the thick of games or within striking distance at the end most every time they take the field. But each week they find a different way to lose. They corral it, squeeze it and make it happen. You see, North Carolina really isn’t that close. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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