The North Carolina Tar Heels return to the field on Saturday night, facing another game where they are double-digit favorites. And it’s a rematch of a game last season in which the Yellow Jackets came into Chapel Hill and stunned North Carolina.
That game began a stretch in which UNC lost four games in a row including the ACC Championship Game and the Holiday Bowl. The Yellow Jackets this year are also better than Virginia, who just came into Chapel Hill and got a win.
North Carolina has to avoid another upset and see their season totally go down the drain. With just one loss in the ACC, the chances to get to that ACC title game are still alive and a win here would help re-assure those thoughts from not only the team but the fans as well.
And it feels like they really need this game.
Let’s get into our staff predictions for this Week 9 battle.