UNC’s bye week comes before October tests against No. 3 Notre Dame and top-10 Miami

North Carolina (2-1) enters its bye week after a second-half collapse against Clemson, then opens October against No. 3 Notre Dame. The Tar Heels close the month against top-10 Miami; the article says the intervening schedule offers little respite.

The column describes the bye as time for players to recover and prepare, and calls the Notre Dame matchup a test of the team Bill Belichick assembled.