UNC Football's much-anticipated opener by the numbers

Posted Aug 28, 2025
4: Left-handed quarterbacks on the UNC Football roster. Starter Gio Lopez, Max Johnson, Au'Tori Newkirk and Andres Miyares Jr. The last left-hander to start at QB for UNC was Nathan Elliott in 2018; 26: Wins by UNC head coaches in their debuts; 34: Years, to the day, since Bill Belichick's first game as a head coach with the Cleveland Browns. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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