North Carolina vs. Virginia: Tar Heels cruise, 37-13

The third quarter slowed down a bit, as Virginia trimmed North Carolina’s lead to 20-13 at the time after a 28-yard field goal by placekicker Drew Jarrett.

Box Score Hero: Tar Heels Quarterback Bryn Renner torched the Cavaliers, going 29-for-36 passing for 315 yards and three touchdowns on the night.

As of Thursday morning most, college football betting outlets were listing Carolina at -3.5 for this game, with a total of 61.

Carolina started 1-2 this season, then won four games in a row. The Heels then lost a thriller at Duke, then beat rival North Carolina State 43-35. But last week UNC gave up nine touchdowns in losing to Georgia Tech, 68-50. And their aforementioned ATS record against Virginia is not very impressive.