UNC Football

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football.

Art’s Angle: Three-Peat

The Tar Heels played their best game this season, but it wasn’t enough to avoid three straight regular-season losses for the first time since Mack Brown returned to UNC in 2019, when they suffered consecutive one-possession defeats against Wake Forest, App State, and Clemson and finished 7-6 after a 55-13 blowout of Temple in the Military Bowl. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: The Day After Podcast - UNC Football Free Fallin' After Third Straight Loss

UNC lost its third straight football game Saturday, this time a 34-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Kenan Stadium. Mack Brown’s team played well enough to be in a tie game in the fourth quarter but could not get critical stops. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina break down the loss. (View Video)

North Carolina vs. Pitt Postgame Notes

North Carolina is 3-3 overall, 0-2 in the ACC. Mack Brown is 110-76-1 as head football coach of UNC. Brown is 285-152-1 all-time and is the winningest active head coach in the FBS. A Tar Heel has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of the first six games for the first time since 1983, the only other time that has happened in UNC football history. (Read More...)

Reality Surfacing for UNC Football

The problems under Jay Bateman were explosive plays and missed tackles. The problems under Gene Chizik were allowing a horde of huge plays and missed tackles. The problems under Geoff Collins are a boatload of explosive plays and missed tackles. Pitt had nine explosive plays. One went for 72 yards; the longest allowed this season by UNC. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Explosive Plays Again Thwart North Carolina Defense

Entering Saturday’s ACC football tilt against Pittsburgh, the halfway point of the regular season for North Carolina, the Tar Heels ranked 131st in college football in opponent yards per completion at 16 yards per catch. This mark is the worst among Power Four programs. Allowing back-breaking yardage has led to three straight defeats for the Tar Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: UNC Football vs. Pittsburgh

When things aren’t going well, when a college football team is struggling to find its footing, it’s the little things that make the difference between winning and losing. In a game that was mostly even on the stat sheet and relatively close on the scoreboard, UNC was unable to do the little things in a disappointing 34-24 homecoming loss to Pitt on Saturday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Tar Heels Struggle To Move Chains On Fourth Down In Loss To Pitt

Mack Brown left the UNC offense on the field for six fourth down attempts. He even told defensive coordinator Geoff Collins during the game when he was planning to go for it on fourth down to get the defense ready. But the aggressive approach didn't match the results, as UNC went 2-6 on fourth downs against Pitt on Saturday in its 34-24 home loss. (Inside Carolina)

Video: Alijah Huzzie, Jacolby Criswell Post-Pitt Press Conference

North Carolina defensive back Alijah Huzzie and quarterback Jacolby Criswell speak with the media following the Tar Heels' 34-24 homecoming loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Pittsburgh feasts on UNC’s defense as offense improves, but not enough

North Carolina continues to do enough on offense to give the Tar Heels a chance to win, only for the defense to eliminate that possibility. Unbeaten Pittsburgh feasted on that defense in a 34–24 victory on Saturday afternoon at Kenan Stadium. It handed the reeling Tar Heels, who failed twice on fourth down near the goal line, their third straight defeat. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Mack Brown Post-Pitt Press Conference

North Carolina head football coach Mack Brown speaks with the media following the Tar Heels' 34-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday afternoon at Kenan Stadium. (View Video)

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