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North Carolina Tar Heels football season

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The North Carolina Tar Heels football program has navigated administrative turmoil alongside early-season competition. Ahead of their home opener, the team faced internal investigations that led to the resignation of general manager Michael Lombardi and placed defensive coordinator Steve Belichick under scrutiny. Players reported that the locker room was attempting to “block out the outside noise” caused by these leadership issues. Despite these distractions, the team secured a 35-3 victory over East Tennessee State at Kenan ~~Stadium. This win, which marked~~ Stadium, marking the start of the 100th season of competition at the ~~stadium,~~ venue. The win improved the team to a 2-0 record for the 2026 season following a previous victory against TCU. In the home opener, running back Demon June led the offense with three rushing touchdowns, while quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for two ~~scores.~~ scores, including touchdown passes to Jelani Thurman and Benjamin Hall. Wide receiver C.J. Sadler also contributed three receptions for 66 yards. The Tar Heels' defense ~~held the Buccaneers to 255 total offensive yards~~ was particularly effective, preventing scores for 15 consecutive opposing possessions and allowing only 368 yards across 112 plays before ETSU managed a field goal late in the fourth quarter. The defense also recorded four sacks, with Jaylen Harvey and Xavier Lewis each contributing two. The game was notably interrupted by a weather delay of over one hour due to lightning. North Carolina is scheduled to face Clemson in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

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