Lack of Energy Drops UNC Football Back to Earth

Posted Sep 14, 2019
Deemed by the national media as the darling of the early college season after two come-from-behind upset wins, Mack Brown's Tar Heels were humbled by Dave Clawson's Demon Deacons. While the rebuild is on, UNC has not arrived. "They outplayed us so much in the first half. We got in a huge hole," Brown said after the game on Friday night. (Inside Carolina)

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