Last season, Senior Day at Kenan Stadium kicked off a period of absolute dominance for Mack Brown 2.0’s Tar Heels. Close losses to Virginia and Pitt were internalized and set aside as UNC smashed Mercer (our best friends from 2014) 56-7 in the middle of the monsoon scene from Forrest Gump. What followed were the two most dominant wins of the season; a 41-10 humbling of NC State in the parking lot of the Carolina Hurricanes’ arena, and a 55-13 Military Bowl win over Temple.
That three-game win streak is what led to a lot of pre-pandemic hot takes that Carolina could be a sleeper pick in the ACC.