Notre Dame dominated the trenches to take down UNC

The running joke this season on the internet is that the Heels have had an A+ opening script to their games, and that's how things kicked off today. The Heels defense was able to force Notre Dame to punt, and Billy Edwards Jr. immediately led the offense down the field in seven plays for a touchdown. Immediately after the Heels went up 7-0, we started to see exactly what many were expecting before kickoff — The Irish answered with a touchdown, intercepting Edwards, another touchdown, and yes, intercepting Edwards yet again and eventually going up 21-7. The vibes in Kenan Stadium was bad, but thankfully things started to eventually get better.

Things stalled out a bit for both offenses until UNC ran 15 plays for 97 yards and a touchdown. Edwards started seeing red during what was a close-to-flawless drive. Notre Dame didn't have any time to run anything once they got the ball, and the Heels happily went into halftime only down seven.

The Heels were the receiving team coming out of the halftime, and Jadan Jefferson surprised us all by returning the kick 98 yards for the touchdown. After missing on the extra point, the Irish answered with a touchdown of their own, and then the game started going about how it did in the first quarter. Notre Dame insisted on pounding the ball down the Heels' throats, and it became very clear that the front seven was gassed. C.J. Carr ended the drive by connecting with Nolan James Jr. to increase the Irish's lead to 34-20.