The Tar Heels have become accustomed to playing in Kenan Stadium this year, with seven out of their 10 games so far at home.
Outside of a blunder against UVA, Carolina has won every home football game.
With the College Football Playoff and ACC Championship out of the picture, UNC is now playing for a better bowl game. The Tar Heels will do so on the road, with their final two regular-season matchups at Clemson and N.C. State, schools that both seem to have UNC’s number.
First up for Carolina is a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Clemson. Surely, this pits a much-improved UNC team against the ACC’s best, right?
Wrong.
The Tar Heels are playing good football, but only on offense (third in yards per game among FBS schools). Clemson has just six wins overall, sitting sixth in the ACC behind Duke and Boston College, not becoming bowl eligible until last weekend against Georgia Tech.
The Tigers, led offensively by quarterback Cade Klubnik and a pair of star running backs, Will Shipley and Phil Mafah, will be trying to win their third-consecutive home game.