No matter how each team is doing in any given year, the UNC-UVA football rivalry has always proven to be an exciting matchup.
Just last year, Carolina won a 31-28 thriller in Charlottesville. The Drake Maye-Josh Downs connection was clicking, with Downs catching 15 of Maye’s 26 completions for 166 yards and a touchdown.
UVA only won three games, but the focus of its season became the unfortunate murdering of three former players. UNC improved to 8-1 after the victory, but only won one more game after.
The Tar Heels sit at 6-0 so far this year, with five of their wins coming against Power 5 teams. Carolina’s offense is among the country’s best, with Maye headlining the passing game, new receivers stepping up every week and Omarion Hampton cementing himself as one of the top young backs in college football.
UVA sits at just 1-5, but is coming off its first win, a 27-13 thumping of in-state rival William and Mary. Don’t be fooled by the Hoos’ record – three of their losses are by a combined seven points.
This should go down as an easy Tar Heel victory, but we’ve said that for plenty of past games. What UNC does NOT want to do is play down to its competition – see the Georgia Tech game last year.
Let’s take a look at what you need to know for the UNC-UVA clash.
UNC-Virginia TV, RADIO, AND STREAMING INFORMATION
WHAT: North Carolina (6-0, 3-0 ACC) vs. Virginia (1-5, 0-2 ACC)
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C.
TV: The CW Network (Watch and stream the game live on CW Sports)
ANNOUNCERS: Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (color analyst) and Treavor Scales (reporter).
RADIO: Tar Heel Sports Network. Jones Angell, play-by-play;
Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
SATELLITE RADIO: SiriusXM (194 or 383)
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