The Tar Heels open the season with a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback in Drake Maye and expectations to contend in the Atlantic Coast Conference race.
They’ll face the Gamecocks near the border between the Carolinas, taking on a Southeastern Conference opponent looking to increase their win total for the third time in as many seasons under Shane Beamer.Maye versus the Gamecocks’ defense. Maye threw for 38 touchdowns and was the nation’s only 5,000-yard player in total offense last season in his first full year as the starter.
UNC: LB Cedric Gray. Gray finished with 145 tackles at the heart of last year’s defense and joined Maye as preseason Associated Press All-America second-team picks.The Gamecocks have won seven of nine meetings over the past four decades, including a 38-21 win two seasons ago in Charlotte at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. UNC’s wins came in 1991 during Mack Brown’s first coaching tenure, then in the 2019 opener to start Brown’s second tenure with the Tar Heels. ...
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