The Heels came home last Saturday and took down Charlotte inside Kenan Stadium despite overcoming multiple issues with the injury bug.
The 38-20 score could have easily been a higher differential should UNC football and Mack Brown have kept their foot on the pedal. Conner Harrell proved the passing attack can be consistent without Max Johnson.
Davion Gause proved that Omarion Hampton has a new running mate and that the Heels are set up for the future in post-Hampton era.
After a Week 1 win against Minnesota on the road, Paul Myerberg dropped UNC seven spots from No. 32 down to No. 39. With another win under their belt in Week 2, Myerberg has moved UNC back up to No. 34 from No. 39.
The club is still not back up to its preseason ranking, but it is at least trending in the right direction. Other big ACC schools slid this week with NC State down 10 spots and Georgia Tech down 18 spots after losses this week.
There are still nine teams ahead of the Heels with a loss in the first two weeks of play. There are also four ACC teams ahead of UNC on Myerberg’s listing as well. Hopefully, as the wins keep piling in, the rank will keep increasing.
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