No. 22 Tar Heels, Cavaliers Collide for 121st Time
One of the South’s oldest rivalries will be renewed for the 121st time this Saturday when Coastal Division rivals North Carolina, ranked 22nd this week in AP, and Virginia square off at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia (3:00 pm; Regional Sports Networks)...
Both teams have just one conference loss and are in the running for the Coastal Division title...
UNC-Virginia, the ACC’s most frequently played series, began in 1892....
UNC has won the last six meetings and Virginia’s last win at home occurred in 2008...
UNC, coached by Larry Fedora and led by QB Mitch Trubisky, features a wide-open offensive unit that has scored 30 or more points 40 times in Fedora’s 59 games at North Carolina...
Trubisky ranks sixth nationally in pass completion percentage (.705) and 12th in pass effi ciency (156.6), while WR Ryan Switzer is sixth nationally in receptions (8.3) per game...
Virginia, coached by Bronco Mendenhall and led by QB Kurt Benkert, is looking to bounce back after a loss at home last week to Pitt...
Benkert is averaging 288.8 yards per game through the air, while LB Micah Kiser ranks sixth nationally in tackles per game (11.3).
One of the South’s oldest rivalries will be renewed for the 121st time this Saturday when Coastal Division rivals North Carolina, ranked 22nd this week in AP, and Virginia square off at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia (3:00 pm; Regional Sports Networks)...
Both teams have just one conference loss and are in the running for the Coastal Division title...
UNC-Virginia, the ACC’s most frequently played series, began in 1892....
UNC has won the last six meetings and Virginia’s last win at home occurred in 2008...
UNC, coached by Larry Fedora and led by QB Mitch Trubisky, features a wide-open offensive unit that has scored 30 or more points 40 times in Fedora’s 59 games at North Carolina...
Trubisky ranks sixth nationally in pass completion percentage (.705) and 12th in pass effi ciency (156.6), while WR Ryan Switzer is sixth nationally in receptions (8.3) per game...
Virginia, coached by Bronco Mendenhall and led by QB Kurt Benkert, is looking to bounce back after a loss at home last week to Pitt...
Benkert is averaging 288.8 yards per game through the air, while LB Micah Kiser ranks sixth nationally in tackles per game (11.3).
