Overview

• North Carolina fell to 2-2 with a 34-9 road loss, its second blowout this season against a Big 12 opponent.
• Starting quarterback Gio Lopez was benched after halftime for Max Johnson, who led a 19-play drive capped by an eight-yard touchdown to Kobe Paysour.
• UNC has been outscored 75-23 in its two games versus Big 12 teams after opening with a 48-14 defeat to TCU.
• UCF built a 20-3 halftime lead with a late second-quarter touchdown, then stretched it to 27-3 on a one-yard run by Myles Montgomery.
• The Knights outgained the Tar Heels 366-217 and controlled the run game 143-63, as Clemson visits Chapel Hill next following both teams’ bye.