Last season’s loss in Miami didn’t appear too much in the end of year highlight video, but one bright spot, maybe the only one, from that game was Bryson Richardson’s interception against fellow then-true freshman N’Kosi Perry. Richardson’s pick wasn’t just a true freshman making a play, it was the first interception of the 2018 season for the Carolina defense.
Once that first interception came, the pace picked up a bit more, and they finished with seven on the year, tying for 101st out of 129 programs in the country. But by starting the country without an interception for the first month, UNC didn’t do itself any favors in trying to put together a respectable season.