Who: North Carolina
When: Noon Saturday
TV; radio: ESPN; 790 AM, 106.7 FM
About North Carolina
Record: 3-0, 1-0 ACC
Last time played: A week after getting upset by Kansas last September, the Yellow Jackets rebounded by running for 372 yards in a 30-24 win over the Tar Heels. Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt scored a rushing touchdown and threw for another. B-back Anthony Allen ran 20 times for 115 yards.
North Carolina on offense: Running back Giovani Bernard, who redshirted last year after tearing his ACL, is averaging 82.3 yards per game and has scored four touchdowns. North Carolina has a minus-4 turnover ratio. Quarterback Bryn Renner, a first-year starter, has completed 81.4 percent of his passes but has thrown four interceptions.
North Carolina on defense: The Tar Heels boast one of the best defensive lines that Georgia Tech will see. End Quinton Coples is projected as a high first-round draft pick. Tackle Tydreke Powell might be the best at his position in the ACC. The Tar Heels have held their first three opponents to 2.3 yards per carry.
North Carolina on special teams: Kicker Casey Barth is a four-year starter who needs four field goals to pass his brother Connor for first place on the school's career field-goal list. Casey Barth is a two-time second-team All-ACC pick. Kick returner T.J. Thorpe is averaging 27.1 yards per return.
What you should know: North Carolina's NCAA infractions case is ongoing,with the school responding Monday to the NCAA's notice of allegations, but coach Everett Withers has kept the Tar Heels on a winning track. Going back to last season, the Tar Heels have won five in a row.
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