North Carolina Opens Up The 2018 Season On The Road At California

 Last season North Carolina hosted California to open up the 2017 season. This season however, Larry Fedora and North Carolina will visit California where they will be looking for some redemption.

Last season North Carolina finished the season with a record 3-9 while they were 1-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to https://goheels.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=441 California on the other hand  has somewhat of a better record then North Carolina but not by much as they went 5-7 while they were 2-7 in the Pac 12. "according to https://calbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=530

As for last seasons game between the two teams North Carolina came up short against California in Chapel Hill. 

Ross Bowers threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns in his first college start, helping California beat North Carolina 35-30 on Saturday in the Golden Bears' first game under Justin Wilcox. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

Bowers, a sophomore, had never thrown a pass in a college game and had to win a preseason battle for the starting job. But he shook off two interceptions and came up with several good throws to help Cal (1-0) win its first East Coast day game since 2012. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

Vic Wharton III had five catches for 156 yards for Cal, which trailed 17-7 in the second quarter. But a targeting penalty on UNC's Jalen Dalton extended a drive to set up Wharton's 67-yard score just before halftime, a game-changing sequence that helped Cal outscore UNC 28-7. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

Michael Carter scored twice for UNC (0-1), which started LSU graduate transfer Brandon Harris at quarterback but leaned more on redshirt freshman Chazz Surratt. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

THE TAKEAWAY
California: Cal figured to look different after the past four years of the prolific "Bear Raid" offense and porous defense. The offense still put up strong numbers on the strength of several huge gains, while the defense never let a young UNC offense build any sustained momentum. Hard to imagine Wilcox could've asked for much more in his debut. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

UNC: The Tar Heels entered the offseason and preseason camp with a lot of questions on offense, most notably with the departure of No. 2 overall NFL draft pick Mitch Trubisky at quarterback. And this game showed that the Tar Heels are going to need a lot of work to look anything like the fast-paced and high-scoring unit of past years. "according to https://goheels.com/news/2017/9/2/football-unc-falls-to-cal-in-season-opener.aspx

Kick-off is set for 4:00pm from California Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on Fox. "according to https://goheels.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=473