Virginia Tech Week Is Here

Posted Aug 30, 2021
The football season is here. North Carolina travels to Blacksburg, VA, this Friday to face Virginia Tech, one in which the Tar Heels enter decorated as one of the more hyped teams in the nation. UNC is No. 10 in the Associated Press poll and No. 9 in the Coaches’ poll. Sam Howell enters the season as one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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