UNC football vs. Virginia: Scouting report, score prediction

No. 15 North Carolina is playing Virginia on Saturday at noon. The Tar Heels have a chance to clinch the Coastal Division title. They have two games to play. If they win and if other teams lose, they could make it to the ACC championship game.

UNC and Virginia have played each other every year since 1919. The series is considered the oldest rivalry in the South. Auburn-Georgia is the second-longest rivalry among Power Five Conference schools.

Mack Brown's teams haven't won a game against Virginia at Scott Stadium since he took over in 2019. His teams were 0-5 in games at Charlottesville during his first tenure as UNC's head coach from 1988-97.

Virginia's offense has struggled recently. North Carolina's defense is aware of the threat posed by Virginia's quarterback Brennan Armstrong. Armstrong has shredded UNC's secondary for 762 yards and seven touchdowns passing the last two seasons. Last year, Armstrong was 39 of 54 passing for 554 yards, 4 touchdowns and a shootout 59-39 in Chapel Hill.

Noah Taylor and Desmond Evans are injured for UNC's game against Virginia. Graduate student Chris Collins and junior Kaimon Rucker will replace them. Younger players will also play a bigger role in the game.

UNC's wide receiver duo, Antoine Green and Josh Downs, have 68 receptions for 1,091 yards and 13 touchdowns. Virginia's cornerback duo of Anthony Johnson and Futrell Cypress is a key match-up for UNC.

UNC football team plays Virginia. The Tar Heel's offense is explosive. Drake Maye will have another big day.