Video: 1988 UNC vs #4 Oklahoma

Posted Sep 1, 2012
First year UNC football coach Mack Brown takes on his former boss, Barry Switzer, in the 1988 season opener televised by ESPN. (Mack Brown was Offensive Coordinator at Oklahoma in 1984). Jamelle Holieway and Charles Thompson would share time at quarterback in the 28-0 Sooners win over the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.

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