It’s Saturday morning in the fall. You wake up, watch College GameDay and prepare yourself for a day full of college football.
GameDay was in Columbia, South Carolina this week in advance of the highly-touted, South Carolina-LSU matchup. The visiting Tigers held on for a 36-33 victory, thanks to 20 second-half points and the Gamecocks missing a tying field goal as time expired.
When it comes to the North Carolina-South Carolina rivalry, though, there’s debate between the two fanbases on who the “real” Carolina is. Everyone knows that UNC holds that distinction, according to all outside of Columbia.
If you ask College GameDay host Rece Davis who the real Carolina is, he’ll also vouch for the Tar Heels.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels have been on College GameDay three times, most recently ahead of their 2023 opener against South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic. UNC won that game in massive fashion, 31-17, behind a 9-sack performance from its defense.
North Carolina leads its all-time series against South Carolina, 34-20-4. Despite UNC’s season-opening win last year, it was just UNC’s second win in its last six tries against the Gamecocks.
If the Tar Heels continue their early-season winning ways, could they be getting another visit from Davis and the College GameDay crew?
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