"When you schedule a huge game as an opener, it affects your offseason," UNC football coach Mack Brown said on the Gramlich & Mac Lain podcast. "They've got momentum. We don't. We slipped at the end. You have to beat South Carolina. They feel good about themselves. They deserve that. Good for us that we get to challenge a team that's doing so well." (247 Sports)
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