High Noon Kick Saturday At Georgia State

Saturday, September 10

Atlanta, Ga.

Noon

North Carolina

Georgia State

Photo by: Andy Mead

September 8, 2022 | Football

Game 3
North Carolina (2-0) at Georgia State (0-1)
Atlanta, Ga. • Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 • Noon ET
Center Parc Stadium (25,500) • ESPNU

Carolina Football Media Center

Series vs. Georgia State: NC leads 1-0
Series Streak: NC won last game
Last Meeting: NC won 59-17, 2021
Last UNC Win: 59-17, 2021

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 2-0 (0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State, '74)
Overall Record: 267-139-1, 34th year
Record at UNC: 92-63-1, 14th year

GEORGIA STATE
Record: 0-1 (0-0 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Shawn Elliott (App State, '96)
Overall Record: 31-36, 6th year
Record at Georgia State: 30-31, 5th year

BROADCAST INFO
Kickoff: Noon ET
ESPNU: Clay Matvick, play-by-play; Rocky Boiman, analyst; Dawn Davenport, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (158 or 202), App (956)
Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC's official athletic website, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app.

TAR HEELS AND PANTHERS
• Carolina and Georgia State will meet on the football field for the second time in as many years this Saturday for a noon ET kickoff in Atlanta.
• The Tar Heels and Panthers met for the first time in 2021 when UNC earned a 59-17 victory in Chapel Hill.
• Georgia State lost its season opener on the road last Saturday at South Carolina by a score of 35-14.

2-0
• North Carolina improved to 2-0 on the season with a 63-61 victory at App State last Saturday in Boone, N.C.
• The Tar Heels are 2-0 for the third time in the last four seasons since Mack Brown's return to the program in 2019.

BROWN VS. GEORGIA STATE
• Mack Brown enjoyed his first encounter with Georgia State last fall, a 59-17 victory in Chapel Hill in the home opener of the 2021 season.

LAST GAME RECAP
• Carolina and App State played to the first ever 63-61 football game in FBS history last Saturday.
• The 124 points scored were the most ever in a Tar Heel football game. The program dates back to the 1888 season.
• Drake Maye accounted for five total touchdowns (four pass, one rush) passed for a career-high 352 yards and rushed for a career-high 76 yards in the victory.

PEACH STATE NATIVES
North Carolina has 13 players on its roster this season that hail from the state of Georgia.
• Marcus Allen, John Copenhaver, Josh Downs, Tomari Fox, Elijah Green, Will Hardy, Kevin Hester Jr., Jarvis Hicks, Carter Kulka, Brooks Miller, Kaimon Rucker, Jeffrey Saturday, Jahlil Taylor

NEXT UP
• Carolina has an open date next weekend and returns to the gridiron to host Notre Dame on Sept. 24.