UNC Football: Tar Heels projected to play in New Year’s Six Game Posted Sep 2, 2020 For the North Carolina Tar Heels, they enter the second year of Mack Brown’s second stint as head coach and they are doing it with high expectations. UNC went 7-6 last season but showed improvement overall including on offense under freshman quarterback Sam Howell. The true freshman set a few different records both for the program and the ACC. (Keeping It Heel)