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Four key stats that will point to UNC football success

If UNC continues to improve in these four areas, another ACC Championship appearance is attainable.

It’s game week. The University of Georgia and Nick Chubb are finally on the horizon. The 2016 season is days away, and Tar Heel fans are one major season-opening win against an SEC opponent away from talking themselves into a College Football Playoff berth.

To help feed that fire, I started looking at some stats from last year. I found four categories that I thought could hold some significance throughout the year. Obviously, there are plenty of stats that can help prove or disprove whether a team is legit or not.