Overview

• UCF routed North Carolina 34-9, leaving the Tar Heels 2-2 and still without a win over a Power Four opponent this season.
• Starting quarterback Gio Lopez exited in the third quarter with a right-leg injury that is not considered season-ending, and veteran Max Johnson relieved and went 11-of-19 for 67 yards and a touchdown.
• Belichick called the team a work in progress and said the staff will reassess personnel, fundamentals and situational football during the open week before Clemson on Oct. 4.
• Roster instability deepened as former starting right tackle Trevyon Green left the program, following wide receiver Aziah Johnson’s midseason departure.
• Jordon Hudson’s pregame sideline interaction with Belichick drew renewed attention, with Jon Gruden saying of the scene, “I’ve never seen anything like that.”