LINE: Carolina -5.5

DATE: Friday, September 3, 2021

WHERE: Lane Stadium (65,632); Blacksburg, Virginia

TIME/TV: 6:00 pm/ESPN

LIVE AUDIO: GoHeelsTV (FREE); Tar Heel Sports Network; SIRIUS (84) XM (84) SXM Online (84)

SERIES vs. UNC: 24-13-6 Virginia Tech

LAST MEETING: Carolina 56, Virginia Tech 45 (2020)

(Scroll down for video from 2020 meeting in Chapel Hill)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (0-0, 0-0)

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HEAD COACH: Mack Brown (259-132-1 overall, 84-56-1 at UNC)

RANKINGS: #10 AP, #9 Coaches, #13 FPI, #25 Sagarin

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: N/A (Remaining SOS: #38)

STRENGTH OF RECORD: N/A

OFFENSE (per game): 41.7 points, 235.8 rushing, 301.4 passing, 537.3 yards

OPPONENTS (per game): 29.4 points, 154.3 rushing, 246.7 passing, 400.9 yards

VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (0-0, 0-0)

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HEAD COACH: Justin Fuente (64-49 overall, 36-26 at VT)

RANKINGS: NR AP, #40 Coaches, #26 FPI, #41 Sagarin

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: N/A (Remaining SOS: #48)

STRENGTH OF RECORD: N/A

OFFENSE (per game): 31.1 points, 240.1 rushing, 200.6 passing, 440.7 yards

OPPONENTS (per game): 32.1 points, 181.5 rushing, 266.0 passing, 447.5 yards

PASSING LEADERS

UNC: Sam Howell - 3,586 yards, 237-348-7 completions, 30 TD

VT: Braxton Burmeister - 687 yards, 48-84-1 completions, 9 TD

RUSHING LEADERS

UNC: Ty Chandler - 100 carries, 456 yards, 4.6 average, 4 TD *at Tennessee*

VT: Raheem Blackshear - 68 carries, 255 yards, 3.8 average, 2 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

UNC: Khafre Brown - 15 receptions, 337 yards, 22.5 average, 2 TD

VT: Tayvion Robinson - 38 receptions, 592 yards, 15.6 average, 3 TD

LEADING TACKLERS

UNC: Jeremiah Gemmel - 78 tackles (50 solo, 28 assisted), 6.0 TFL, 2.5 Sacks

VT: Chamarri Connor - 81 tackles (60 solo, 21 assisted), 3.5 TFL, 0 Sacks

*Stats & rankings through end of 2020 season*