Chapel Hill, N.C. (WNCN) — As the back half of the season begins for the North Carolina Tar Heels football, the program is still looking for its first conference win of the season, and they’ll have another tough opponent Saturday afternoon.
UNC (2-4 overall, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) hosts longtime rivals No. 18 Virginia (6-1, 3-0). The game is scheduled to kick off at noon at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels, who need to win four of their next six games to become bowl eligible, are coming off a trip to the West Coast, where they lost 21-18 to Cal in a late night game on Oct. 17. In that contest, quarterback Gio Lopez threw for 167 yards. Both UNC touchdowns came on the ground courtesy of Benjamin Hall and Davion Gause.
The Cavaliers’ most recent win came against Washington State last Saturday. Chandler Morris threw for 179 yards for Virginia in the 22-20 victory, while running backs Harrison Waylee and Cam Ross both found the end zone.
Up next for the Tar Heels is a trip up to Syracuse for another Friday night game, this time on Halloween.