North Carolina Tar Heels

11thin Atlantic Coast · 1-0

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North Carolina Tar Heels beat the TCU Horned Frogs

1-0 15 – 10

0-1

Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Aviva Stadium (Dublin) · ESPN, Disney+

Highlights

North Carolina opens Bill Belichick's second season with 15-10 win over TCU in Ireland

New North Carolina quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 232 yards, Aeron Burrell kicked two field goals and the Tar Heels opened coach Bill Belichick’s second season with a 15-10 win over TCU on a rainy Saturday in Ireland for the Aer Lingus...

Recap via ESPN

1:38 North Carolina takes down TCU in Ireland

0:11 Aeron Burrell makes 20-yard field goal

0:12 Kyle Lemmermann makes field goal

0:26 Jeremy Payne breaks free for an impressive TCU 1st down

Clips play on ESPN

Aviva Stadium · Dublin

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	10	2	3	0	15
TCU	10	0	0	0	10

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Game Leaders

North Carolina Tar Heels

Billy Edwards Jr. · 16/28, 232 YDSPassing Yards
Benjamin Hall · 11 CAR, 36 YDSRushing Yards
Jelani Thurman · 4 REC, 94 YDSReceiving Yards
Xavier Lewis · 2Sacks
Derek McDonald · 11Tackles

TCU Horned Frogs

Jaden Craig · 20/32, 175 YDSPassing Yards
Jeremy Payne · 25 CAR, 142 YDSRushing Yards
Ed Small · 9 REC, 65 YDSReceiving Yards
Markis Deal · 1Sacks
Max Carroll · 9Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q3 10:04

FG Aeron Burrell 28 Yd Field Goal 15–10

Q2 1:49

SF Team Safety 12–10

Q1 1:04

TD Jaylen McGill 9 Yd Run (Aeron Burrell Kick)10–10

Q1 4:00

TD Jon Denman 2 Yd Run (Kyle Lemmermann Kick)3–10

Q1 7:20

FG Kyle Lemmermann 31 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 10:07

FG Aeron Burrell 20 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

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Offense

322 Total Yards 281

232 Passing Yards 175

90 Rushing Yards 106

20 First Downs 18

Efficiency

3-11 3rd Down 7-16

1-1 4th Down 1-5

16/28 Completions 20/32

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

3-20 Penalties 11-90

26:58 Possession 33:02

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Billy Edwards Jr.	16/28	232	8.3	0	0	68.8
Team	16/28	232	8.3	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Benjamin Hall	11	36	3.3	0	10
Jaylen McGill	5	33	6.6	1	9
Demon June	6	25	4.2	0	8
Billy Edwards Jr.	7	-4	-0.6	0	11
Team	29	90	3.1	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jelani Thurman	4	94	23.5	35
Jordan Shipp	5	71	14.2	19
Trech Kekahuna	3	38	12.7	21
Mason Humphrey	1	11	11.0	11
Shamar Easter	1	9	9.0	9
C.J. Sadler	1	7	7.0	7
Benjamin Hall	1	2	2.0	2
Team	16	232	14.5	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Benjamin Hall	1	1	0
Trech Kekahuna	1	1	0
Jaylen Harvey	0	0	1
Team	2	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Derek McDonald	11	4	0	0	0	0
Leroy Jackson	8	3	0	0	0	0
Xavier Lewis	7	5	2	4.5	0	1
Greg Smith III	6	4	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Agumadu	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Harvey	5	2	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Cost	4	4	0	0	0	0
Melkart Abou Jaoude	4	3	1	1	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jaiden Patterson	3	3	0	0	1	0
Peyton Waters	3	2	0	0	0	0
Coleman Bryson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Peyton Seelmann	2	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan Hoilette Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0
Timir Hickman-Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaziel Hart	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Giddens	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tre Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Jackson III	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	71	41	3	6	3	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
JoJo Troupe	1	24	24.0	24	0
Team	1	24	24.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Aeron Burrell	2/3	67.0	28	1/1	7
Team	2/3	66.7	28	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aeron Burrell	3	125	41.7	0	2	46
Team	3	125	41.7	0	2	46

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jaden Craig	20/32	175	5.5	0	0	22.1
Team	20/32	175	5.5	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremy Payne	25	142	5.7	0	48
Jon Denman	8	19	2.4	1	5
Major Everhart	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Jaden Craig	4	-22	-5.5	0	0
Team	1	-31	-31.0	0	0
Team	39	106	2.7	1	48

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ed Small	9	65	7.2	17
Ka'Morreun Pimpton	1	40	40.0	40
Jeremy Payne	5	27	5.4	14
Jacobe Hayes	1	23	23.0	23
Kari Ashley	3	17	5.7	12
Jeremy Scott	1	3	3.0	3
Team	20	175	8.8	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaden Craig	2	1	0
Max Carroll	0	0	2
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Max Carroll	9	3	0	0.5	0
Julius Simms	6	4	0	0	0
Michael Short	6	2	0	0	0
Jamel Johnson	5	3	0	0	0
Vernon Glover Jr.	4	3	0	0	1
Kaden McFadden	4	3	0	0	0
Jordan Lester	4	1	0	0	0
Ansel Din-Mbuh	3	2	1	1.5	0
John Schobel	3	2	1	1	0
Paul Oyewale	3	2	0	0	0
Tristan Johnson	2	1	0	0	0
Markis Deal	1	1	1	1	0
Gil Jackson Jr.	1	1	0	0	2
Kylin Jackson	1	0	0	0	0
Devyn Hidrogo	1	0	0	0	0
Floyd Guidry	1	0	0	0	0
Team	54	28	3	4	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ed Small	2	38	19.0	33	0
Team	2	38	19.0	33	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kyle Lemmermann	1/1	100.0	31	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	31	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
John Hoyet Chance	2	87	43.5	0	1	49
Team	2	87	43.5	0	1	49

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