Countdown to Kickoff: UNC vs. MSU

Posted Aug 30, 2008
Up first for the Tar Heels is Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) standout McNeese State, which ranks 10th in the FCS preseason polls. While it should be noted that North Carolina hasn’t won back-to-back season openers since the 1996-97 seasons, the Tar Heels are heavily favored in this contest against a program that many observers are unfamiliar with. (Inside Carolina)

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