Sometimes to break a big losing streak and announce things have changed with a program, you need a signature play. Seven years ago the Tar Heels stepped out onto Kenan with navy alternates and the Tar Heel on their helmet. Gio Bernard would have a signature play that ended a five game losing streak to NC State. It was the start of an upswing for the program under new coach Larry Fedora, as Carolina would follow that season by going to four straight bowls and winning the Coastal in 2015.
On Saturday, the Tar Heels once again stepped out on the field against a in-state rival in navy blue alternates and the Tar Heel on the helmet.