UNC Stumbles in Final Non-Conference Game, Falls at UCF

Posted Sep 20, 2025
From the press box, a power station fueled by coal and gas named Stanton Energy Center is visible from some 12 miles away, with steam rising off of the cooling towers. That place might as well have been a nuclear reactor on Saturday afternoon, given the meltdowns that plagued North Carolina’s 34-9 loss to Central Florida at the Acrisure Bounce House. (Inside Carolina)

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