UNC Football Adapting to New Expectations

Posted Sep 14, 2020
The North Carolina Tar Heels awoke from their victory slumber on Sunday and instead of stepping into a social media world of unanimous praise, they discovered that their 31-6 victory over Syracuse on Saturday came with plenty of criticism. “They learned that we're living with different expectations,” UNC head coach Mack Brown told reporters Monday. (Inside Carolina)

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