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UNC Football’s report card against Notre Dame exceeds expectations, but still needs to improve

North Carolina displayed some encouraging flashes against third-ranked Notre Dame despite falling short by an 11-point margin as heavy underdogs. Quarterback Billy Edwards finished with 208 yards through the air and three scoring throws, highlighted by connection strikes to Jordan Shipp, Shemar Easter, and Jelani Thurman.

However, costly mistakes proved damaging, as two errant passes were intercepted by opposing defenders and converted into touchdowns for the Fighting Irish. The ground attack struggled to gain traction against a tough defensive front, with running backs Jaylen McGill, Demon June, and Benjamin Hall managing low yardage averages per carry and minimal first-down conversions.

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