Overview

• Clemson scored four first‑quarter touchdowns to lead 28–3 and finished with 399 passing yards in the rout.
• UNC’s offense mustered 270 total yards and went 2-for-11 on third down as starter Max Johnson, filling in for injured Gio Lopez, failed to produce a touchdown.
• Belichick cited early defensive busts and conceded coaching errors, noting three illegal formation penalties and failures to play the ball on deep shots.
• The coach emphasized sticking to the plan but executing better and stated that the depth chart will be determined by who deserves to play.
• Fans left Kenan Stadium well before halftime, and online criticism intensified as UNC enters a bye week before a trip to Cal.