Charles LeClaire- Imagn Images The Tar Heels came into Saturday afternoon with some major injury issues on the defensive side of the football and suffered two important ones in the secondary during the win over Pittsburgh. It started with nickel corner Kaleb Cost, who ran into the concrete wall behind the end zone on a first quarter pass play where he was making a play on the ball. He crashed hard hitting his right leg and face against the wall, but the broadcast cited the knee as what was...

UNC Athletics The Tar Heels came into Saturday looking for the first ranked win under Bill Belichick and the first ranked win on the road since 2020. While it may have been ugly, the team was able to do enough to pick up a win that makes the hopes of making a bowl game very realistic. Here is a look at our biggest takeaways from the Tar Heels’ 21-17 victory of No. 25 Pittsburgh. Defense Played a Very Similar Game to TCU Saturday’s performance from the Tar Heel defense felt very similar to the...

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels will look to end their two-game losing streak and pick up Bill Belichick’s first win over a ranked opponent on Saturday when they face the No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers on the road. Here’s everything that you need to know about the matchup with the Panthers, who have won three of the last five meetings between the two. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels will be hoping to make another statement on how far they have come from last year on Saturday and...