Today’s U CFB Preseason Top 25: No. 22 North Carolina

Posted Jul 18, 2016
If Mitch Trubisky is up to the task and UNC’s defense holds its ground, the Tar Heels have the makings of a special season. But UNC’s gains could be mitigated by a brutal schedule. There’s a “neutral-site’’ opener against Georgia (at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome), along with ACC road games at Florida State and Miami. Winning the Coastal again seems like the minimum bar. (Today's U)

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