Saturday is not the time to fight.
But a fight nevertheless took place at the end of the match between Louisville and Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Hells.
The Cardinals led 16-14 as the clock ticked down. (UNC still had a timeout but didn’t use it on Louisville’s final drive, after a game-sealing interception.) Louisville received the snap and knelt down as the clock ticked 15 seconds.
North Carolina, despite not using its final timeout, put forth a Schiano-like effort to blow out the victory formation. Which started a shoving match between opposing lineman. Which ended up becoming a real fight.
Still, time expired and the game ended. It will be interesting to see if the ACC or individual schools issue any suspensions as a result of the fight.
The loss dropped North Carolina to 5-5. The Tar Heels need a win in the remaining games against Virginia and NC State to become bowl eligible in Belichick’s second season on the job.
And that could be harder to do against Virginia next week, if one or more UNC players were to sit out.
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