UNC football could enter national spotlight in 2020

Posted Jun 30, 2020
North Carolina will look to make noise in the ACC and beyond for the first time since Mack Brown's return to Chapel Hill. Early litmus tests against Central Florida and Auburn to start the season will reveal if UNC will live up to the hype created following the team’s 55-13 walloping of Temple in the Military Bowl and a series of impressive performances in 2019. (Daily Tar Heel)

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