UNC football has struggled on opening weekend under Larry Fedora

Posted Jul 26, 2016
In the first four years since Larry Fedora took over in Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been up-and-down during college football’s opening week. Against mediocre, smaller schools, the Tar Heels have been just fine, coming away with comfortable wins on the back of explosive offensives. (Tar Heel Blog)

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