Notre Dame at North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — Notre Dame will visit North Carolina on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Kenan Stadium. The Fighting Irish enter 4-0, while the Tar Heels are 2-1.
Notre Dame is coming off a 49-10 win at Purdue. Quarterback CJ Carr completed 14 of 22 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns and ran three times for 10 yards and a score. Noah Grubbs completed 2 of 4 passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, while Aneyas Williams rushed 14 times for 80 yards, caught one pass for 6 yards and scored a touchdown.
Carr has been steady throughout the season. He completed 18 of 24 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown against Michigan State, 16 of 20 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns against Rice, and 19 of 29 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin. Notre Dame has scored at least 27 points in every game and has allowed 13 points or fewer in every game.
North Carolina enters after a 28-20 loss at Clemson. Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. completed 13 of 30 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown and ran six times for 14 yards. Benjamin Hall rushed 18 times for 130 yards, caught one pass for 15 yards and scored a touchdown. Demon June rushed 12 times for 57 yards, returned a kickoff 15 yards and scored a touchdown.
The Tar Heels opened with a 15-10 win at Texas Christian and followed with a 35-3 home win over East Tennessee State. North Carolina has relied on its running game and defense while Edwards directs the offense. The Tar Heels will face a Notre Dame defense that has limited opponents early.
Carr and Edwards are the players to watch. Carr has completed 67 of 95 passes for 963 yards and 10 touchdowns across Notre Dame’s first four games. Edwards has completed 13 of 30 passes for 135 yards and one touchdown in North Carolina’s most recent outing. Hall and June give the Tar Heels multiple options in the backfield.
Notre Dame will be the visiting team, and North Carolina will be the home team. The Fighting Irish will try to remain unbeaten, while the Tar Heels will try to rebound from their first loss. The game is scheduled for Saturday at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Notre Dame 42, North Carolina 16. North Carolina has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -22.5. The over/under for this game is 46.5.