ODU football can't keep up with fast-paced North Carolina, and takes its first loss of the season

Posted Sep 16, 2017
About that gap between Old Dominion and Power 5 Conference teams: It’s still a chasm for the Monarchs, who fell 53-23 to North Carolina on Saturday at Foreman Field. Unlike in their previous seven games against Power 5 foes, the Monarchs weren’t beaten in the trenches by bigger players or outrun on the edges by faster ones, coach Bobby Wilder said. (The Virginian-Pilot)

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