North Carolina plummeted to the absolute rock bottom of Mack Brown's tenure with Saturday afternoon's 70-50 loss, at home, to James Madison. This after the Tar Heels (3-1) entered as 10.5-point favorites against the Sun Belt Conference school that lost its coach and a majority of its impact starters in the offseason.

North Carolina endured a disastrous first half on Saturday against James Madison, falling behind 53-21 at halftime. JMU quarterback Alonza Barnett

James Madison has been playing FBS football for just 3 years. Games against Power 4/5 competition have been few and far between. Dating back to a 2016 game at North Carolina, James Madison had played a team from a power conference just 5 times. Saturday’s matchup with North Carolina in Chapel Hill marked the sixth such game.

It has been one thing after another for UNC football through just three weeks this season. First, after winning the quarterback battle this offseason, transfer Max Johnson started the season and playe

Dukes roll up 53-21 halftime lead at Kenan Stadium, setting a record for most points scored against UNC in a half.

North Carolina looked unprepared and particularly uninterested in defending James Madison. Duke quarterback Alonza Barnett III had 288 passing yards, 64 rushing yards, and 5 total touchdowns in the first 30 minutes of the game.

Tar Heels' head coach Mack Brown names a new quarterback ahead of facing James Madison in Week 4. After North Carolina football 's starting quarterback Max Johnson suffered a season-ending injury in the regular-season opening 19-17 win against Minnesota football,