The ACC media picked the Tar Heels to finish 3rd in the ACC this coming season. They were picked behind Clemson and Florida State and would have been picked to win the Coastal, if division were still active. There are many reasons why UNC can outperform these expectations, as well as multiple reasons they can fall on their face as well. This is the dichotomy of UNC football.
Reasons they can win the ACC
- Drake Maye: Maye started 2023 where he left off in 2022. He was named ACC pre-season player of the year and 1st all ACC pre-season, this coming on the heels of him sweeping the individual player awards in the ACC last season.