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Elijah Brown named Stanford’s new starting quarterback before North Carolina game Week 10 recap: Sanders and CU struggle, Arizona and ASU rise on the road Stanford falls 35-20 to Pittsburgh as Gulbranson struggles before being replaced What to know before Stanford kicks off against Pitt Mailbag: Coaching carousel edition with Fisch, Riley, Wilcox and moreRecords: Stanford 3-6, 2-4 ACC. North Carolina 3-5, 1-3.
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill.
TV: CW
Radio: KNBR 1050 AM
Series history: Stanford leads 2-1. The Cardinal won the most recent matchup 25-23 in the 2016 Sun Bowl. UNC’s Bill Belichick is 2-1 against Stanford’s Frank Reich from when Belichick coached the Patriots and Reich coached the Colts.
Stanford storylines: Having lost 10 straight road games dating back to last season, the Cardinal makes one last road trip this season to face the Tar Heels. Redshirt freshman Elijah Brown (47 of 79 passing for 492 yards, three TDs and three INTs in six games) makes his second collegiate start in place of Ben Gulbranson, whose 10 interceptions are the second-most of any FBS QB. No team in FBS has fewer rushing yards as a team since the start of Week 4 than Stanford (324).
North Carolina storylines: The much-hyped arrival of Belichick resulted in losses in UNC’s first five games against Power 4 opponents, including blowouts against TCU, UCF and Clemson. But the Tar Heels have been better lately, losing by 3 at Cal, by 1 in overtime against Virginia, and then finally getting their first ACC win by outscoring Syracuse 21-0 in the second half last week to win 27-10. Freshman RB Demon June had a breakout game against the Orange, totaling 182 all-purpose yards.
Stats that matter: Stanford and UNC have the two worst offenses in the ACC in points scored and yards gained. … CB Brandon Nicholson intercepted two passes in the end zone last week against Pittsburgh – Stanford’s first interceptions since Sept. 13. … UNC DE Melkart Abou Jaoude leads the ACC with seven sacks. … Stanford’s defense has allowed the most trips to the red zone of any team in the country (48), but is 14th in opponents’ red zone touchdown percentage (47.9%). That mark is third in the ACC. The current leader is North Carolina at 37.0%. … The Cardinal will travel 23,503 miles to its opponents in 2025. In the ACC, the next closest school is Syracuse at 10,578 miles.
— Harold Gutmann
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