North Carolina Football: 2021 Tar Heels Season Preview and Prediction

Posted Jun 1, 2021
This season figures to be UNC's last with Sam Howell, a projected top-5 NFL draft pick in 2022, and they need to take advantage. If they can keep him healthy and improve as expected defensively, they can win the Coastal Division. UNC will find out quickly whether its championship dreams are real. Carolina has six ACC games in the first seven weeks. (Athlon Sports)

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