It’s been a weird season for UNC. They opened with upset wins over South Carolina and Miami, then came in beat up and lost to Wake Forest and Appalachian State. They rebounded to nearly beat Clemson, and then they handled Georgia Tech. Mack Brown’s definitely getting more out of a squad that underperformed last year, though I think most of the coaching kudos goes to two names who are new to the program.
Offense
After a quick stay at Ole Miss, offensive coordinator Phil Longo escaped the SEC West grinder for the slightly less intimidating ACC Coastal. Coming after the Hugh Freeze debacle, the Rebels had a rough couple of years when Longo was there, but still put up a lot of yards at over 500 a game (if not so many points), good for second in the SEC in 2017 and 2018. When you’re watching the game, you’ll see plenty of shots of him on the sidelines.