The North Carolina Tar Heels will face off against NC State in their final game of the regular season.
Neither team will be punching in a ticket to an ACC championship game or the playoffs but will still receive a notable bowl game, with both teams sitting at 8-3 on the season. Despite having the same record, momentum is on the Wolfpack side as the hotter team.
NC State is on a four-game win streak. On the flip side, UNC is 2-3 in their last five games and is now outside the AP Poll after spending the majority of the year ranked.
To make matters even more difficult for the Tar Heels, they are the road team in this ACC matchup, with Little Brother fighting to prove they are worthy rivals.
There are a few things, UNC will need to do to win Saturday. Let’s look at the defensive keys for a victorious outcome.