For the third straight football game, your North Carolina Tar Heels managed to put up 25 points, but it just wasn’t enough. Saturday’s clash inside Kenan Stadium saw UNC falter late, dropping a 37-26 decision to third-ranked Notre Dame. The gut punch leaves North Carolina at a frustrating 2-2 overall, and already 0-1 in the ACC.
Edwards and Shipp Show Flashes, But the W Still Slips Away
Things started hot when quarterback Billy Edwards hit tight end Shamar Easter on a 6-yard, play-action rollout for a first-drive touchdown. Edwards tossed two more touchdowns in the game, a sign of what this offense *can* do, but he also threw two interceptions, showing where they still need to clean it up. The real head-turner, though, was WR1 Jordan Shipp. Dude absolutely went off for a career day, snagging seven passes for a whopping 109 yards. Imagine putting up numbers like that, carving up a top-tier defense, and still watching your team take an L. Brutal.
Shipp’s Leadership Is What This Team Needs Right Now
After putting up those monster stats, Shipp kept it 100 percent real. He told reporters, “Just trusting the scheme and trusting my coaches, doing what everybody told me to do. All that stuff, the coverages that we’ve seen in practice, same stuff they (Notre Dame) ran in the game. It’s nothing that I did special today, it was just my day to make some more plays to help my team get closer. But like I said, none of that stuff matters. We lost the game.” That’s the kind of leadership you dream of in your locker room, right? No bragging, just focusing on the team’s record. Shipp coming back for 2026 was a massive boost for an offense fans had huge hopes for with new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. If Shipp keeps delivering like he did against the 5-0 Fighting Irish, UNC absolutely can start turning these tough losses into clutch victories.
The Tar Heels have the pieces, they’re scoring consistently, but they gotta find a way to seal the deal. With Shipp stepping up big and Edwards showing flashes, the potential is there. Now they just need to turn that potential into wins. You know what that means: they gotta bring the fire next week and make those plays count.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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