It's no secret the UNC football team likes to score on its opening drives, with Saturday night in Kenan Stadium no different.
After holding Louisville to a field goal on its opening drive, North Carolina marched 75 yards in 12 plays, scoring on Benjamin Hall's 11-yard run with five minutes left in the quarter. The Tar Heels then went eight consecutive drives without a score, when Hall scored again with 3:43 left in the game.
UNC wide receiver Jordan Shipp, who caught a game-high seven passes for 61 yards, owned up to his team's lack of offense in the 16-14 loss.
“I think it was just more kind of self-inflicted stuff, just small stuff we gotta fix, some stuff like that," Shipp said. "It’s kind of hard without watching any film and not really knowing
what fully happened out there. I really don’t know and I really don’t care to know right now. Just going to go home, talk to my guys, let them know we just have to get back in the locker room and move forward from it. We have two more games, just worry about the last two.”
#UNC wide receiver Jordan Shipp says the lack of offense between scoring drives was more self-inflicted. pic.twitter.com/WDODVIGdfZ
— Tar Heels Wire (@tarheelswire) November 15, 2026
Saturday marked Shipp's highest single-game receiving yardage total since the October 24 loss to Syracuse, but also snapped his streak of four straight games with a touchdown. Shipp now has 57 catches for 703 yards and four touchdowns, continue to prove himself as one of the ACC's top pass-catching weapons.
North Carolina's next test comes November 21, with a 12:30 p.m. road kickoff against Virginia for the South's Oldest Rivalry. The Cavaliers (5-5, 3-4 ACC) held Cal to one touchdown during their 29-point blowout win Saturday, so Shipp and the Tar Heels will need to find offensive answers fast.
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