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UNC Football: The 5 toughest games of 2016

By Eric D. Kennedy

Nov 14, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels running back T.J. Logan (8) dives for a touchdown in the third quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels running back T.J. Logan (8) dives for a touchdown in the third quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Marquise Williams (12) and Pittsburgh Panthers wide receiver Tyler Boyd (23) pose for a photo after their game at Heinz Field. The Tar Heels won 26-19. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Marquise Williams (12) and Pittsburgh Panthers wide receiver Tyler Boyd (23) pose for a photo after their game at Heinz Field. The Tar Heels won 26-19. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

#4 The Pittsburgh Panthers 

2015 Record – 8-5 (6-2)

Last Meeting – UNC 26 – Pitt 19

All-Time Record – UNC leads @ 7-3

ESPN Way-Too-Early Ranking – Not Ranked

Analysis

Game Time: TBA

Date: Saturday – September, 24th

Location: Home

James Connor. If you are a Tar Heel fan that hasn’t had time to read up on this young man’s amazing journey over the last year, please do so now. James Connor is a true inspiration to everyone in the ACC as well as the rest of the country and the rest of the Tar Heel nation sends congratulations his way for beating cancer.

This game is important for many reasons. As the ACC Coastal continues to improve, the room for error in the loss column continues to close. Over the past 3-4 years, it has seemed as though anyone with 5 wins and 3 losses had a chance to win the Coastal Division, but no anymore.

This is the first ACC game of the year for UNC, and boy oh boy is it a big one. UNC has two massive games to start ACC play and they can’t look past Pitt at you-know-who if they want to have a shot at winning the Coastal.

Last year’s game featured two 6-1 football clubs that were undefeated in ACC play. UNC won a game at Pitt in which they simply dominated throughout, although the score doesn’t reflect it. Look for surging Pitt to give UNC a hard time, but fall short.

 Way-Too-Early Prediction 

UNC 31

PITT 21

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