Tar Heels Ranked 20th in Preseason College Football Coaches Poll

Posted Aug 4, 2016
The expectations just keep growing for the UNC football team in 2016. Following an opening-game loss to South Carolina last season, it took the Tar Heels reeling off wins in its next seven straight games to finally break into the top 25. Not this year. This UNC group finds itself ranked 20th in the first Coaches Poll of the season, released Thursday. (Chapelboro.com)

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