The North Carolina Tar Heels went into Pitt and took down the 25th-ranked Panthers on Saturday, getting a big road win this season. It was the first ranked win in the Bill Belichick era and has now given the Tar Heels some momentum heading into a rivalry game against Duke.
North Carolina has played well this season, showing a major difference in the play from last season to this season.
With a 3-2 record and a 1-1 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Tar Heels are looking to keep this going and are basically a lightning delay away from being 4-1 and 2-0 in conference play. Following Saturday's game, the Tar Heels earned some praise, and their stock is now 'up' per 247Sports.
Chris Hummer of 247Sports wrote about his takeaways from the past
week and has UNC as a team with their stock up in the ACC:
Dare I say North Carolina is a good football team? The college football world might have to reckon with that after the Tar Heels' 21-17 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh (5-1). The Tar Heels are 3-2 on the season, have a pair of good Power Four wins (TCU, Pitt) and played both Clemson and Notre Dame close.
Making fun of Bill Belichick has been a popular pastime for college football media members and fans the past 14 months or so. But the Tar Heels are getting better under Belichick's direction.
Saturday presents another big opportunity. They will head into this weekend with the chance to beat rival Duke, a team that lost to Georgia Tech last week for their worst loss of the year.
Keeping this momentum going will be huge for the Tar Heels. It's clear that UNC is playing better than in the first year of the Belichick era. Now, can they keep it going?
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