Oh, by the way, Pitt won the game and is 5-0. Down 35-33, Virginia Tech had a game-winning field goal attempt last Friday night against the Panthers, but it went just wide, even though it looked like it might have been good – it wasn’t – and that led to a massive postgame kerfuffle on social media.
The Panthers are still unbeaten, though, and Bill Belichick and North Carolina need to change that.
The Tar Heels had Clemson beaten, and then they didn’t in a 28-20 collapse in Death Valley, and then they dropped a decent game against a powerhouse Notre Dame team 37-26. And now, once again, Belichick’s team is in a must-win situation because …
North Carolina vs Pitt: Quick Hits
- North Carolina gets unbeaten Pitt this week, currently unbeaten Duke next week, and then Syracuse, and then currently unbeaten Miami.
- Pitt goes to Boston College next week. If it beats the Tar Heels this week and then the Eagles, then the trip to Miami will almost be a late-October showdown of unbeatens.
- Pitt won the last meeting 34-24 in 2024, but North Carolina is 8-3 in the last 11 since losing the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl when the Panthers were still in the Big East.
How To Watch North Carolina vs Pitt
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026…