The 9-2 North Carolina Tar Heels will host their last regular season game against 7-4 NC State on Friday as the season winds down.
A game that has been circled on calendars for quite some time is finally here, as the two rivals finally meet. Both teams have shared moments of success, being in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, and moments of disappointment as being on the losing end of games they heavily favored in.
North Carolina is coming off their worse loss of the season to a 5-6 Georgia Tech team, losing 21-17 in a game they were favored to win by 21 points. NC State’s injury bug has been a clear indicator on their downward path, going 2-3 since their starting quarterback Devin Leary was listed OUT for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a torn pectoral muscle.
Despite the two paths, both programs’ hatred for one another stayed as they traded shots throughout the season. UNC has a shot at sweeping North Carolina’s top division one programs, already having wins over Appalachian State, Duke and Wake.
The last time these two teams met, the Wolf Pack got the better of UNC, beating them 34-30. The trash talk and looking to even the score from last season should motivate North Carolina to get it done.