UNC Football: Schedule Predictions for the 2023 Season

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Nov 19, 2022; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (12) is tackled by North Carolina Tar Heels defensive back Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins (15) in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Week Nine: AT Georgia Tech

Delahanty:

Oh yay, we get to go to Georgia Tech after they came into Chapel Hill a season ago and beat us…

This is a revenge game for the Tar Heels, as last season’s loss should be plenty of motivation for this year’s team. I expect a big game from not only Drake Maye but from Nate McCollum as well, as the wide receiver transfer will look to beat his former squad.

Prediction: North Carolina 42, Georgia Tech 28 (Record: 5-3)

Falls:

Another place that UNC football has struggled to perform well and win… Atlanta, Georgia. The Tar Heels are 2-10 since 1999 in Atlanta against the Yellow Jackets. One of those wins was the largest comeback in school history in 2015 when the Tar Heels came back from 21-0 to beat Georgia Tech 38-31. It seems that the UNC football program always loses a game they have no business losing. It happened twice last year against Georgia Tech and NC State. I don’t see Maye letting that happen again this year and with Yellow Jacket transfer Nate McCollum at wide receiver, the Tar Heels come out of October sitting at 6-2.

Prediction: North Carolina 41, Georgia Tech 24 (Record: 6-2)

Ebersbach:

After last season’s very disappointing loss, North Carolina will look to have a revenge game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets have regressed since last season, but they are a team that the Tar Heels have struggled with. North Carolina is currently on a two-game losing streak and has lost four of the last five against Georgia Tech. North Carolina will win this game, but I believe it will be a low-scoring shoot-out.

Prediction: North Carolina 23, Georgia Tech- 17 (Record: 7-1)

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