A pivotal win for UNC against Syracuse. Discover three major takeaways from the Tar Heels’ convincing performance.

Steve Angeli became Syracuse's starting quarterback after transferring from Notre Dame. Angeli signed an NIL deal with Powerade after a season-ending Achilles injury. Syracuse lost four straight games after Angeli’s injury,

Syracuse is back at home for a special Halloween Friday-night game against North Carolina. However, for both Fran Brown and Bill Belichick, this year has not gone as expected. The Orange (3–5) have lost four straight since Steve Angeli went down with an injury at Clemson on September 20. The Tar Heels (2-5), meanwhile, are also on a four-game skid.

North Carolina’s struggles continued lSaturday, losing 17-16 in overtime to the No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers for their fourth straight loss. The Tar Heels, who remain winless in ACC play, covered as 11-point home underdogs as the Under (51.

North Carolina (2-5) will look to end its four-game losing skid when it travels to upstate New York to take on Syracuse, who is also on a four-game lsoing skid,

The first ACC Championship of the 25-26 season will be decided this morning in Louisville as the Cross-Country Championships will take place with coverage on the ACC Network at 9:30. First up is the women’s 6k race at 9:40 and it should be a two-team race between #2 NC State and #5 Notre Dame.

The Orange got off to a 3-1 start and looked like a potential dark horse in the ACC after upsetting Clemson on Sept. 20, but they lost starting quarterback Steve Angeli in that contest and have looked like a completely different team without the former Notre Dame signal-caller.

After dropping four straight under Rickie Collins, Fran Brown cannot delay also playing his other developing QBs.