Minnesota vs. North Carolina: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – August 29, 2024

Updated Aug. 29, 2024 7:29 p.m. ET

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The North Carolina Tar Heels will visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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How to Watch North Carolina vs. Minnesota

North Carolina owned the 97th-ranked defense last season (404.4 yards allowed per game), and it was better offensively, ranking seventh-best with 491.2 yards per game.
North Carolina owned the 95th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards last season (241.2 allowed per game), and it was better on offense, ranking 14th-best with 299.2 passing yards per game.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit last season, ranking 20th-best in the FBS by putting up 34.5 points per game. They ranked 75th on defense (27.3 points allowed per game).
The Tar Heels ranked 109th in run defense last season (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game), but they thrived on the offensive side of the ball, ranking 20th-best in the FBS with 192.1 rushing yards per game.
North Carolina ranked 60th in third-down defense last year (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed), but it played really well on offense, ranking ninth-best in the FBS with a 48.7% third-down conversion rate.
The Tar Heels ranked 31st in college football with a +5 turnover margin last season after forcing 22 turnovers (27th in the FBS) while committing 17 (50th in the FBS).

While Minnesota ranked 56th in total defense with 368.4 yards allowed per game last season in the FBS, it was slightly worse on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards per game).
Minnesota was a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per contest. Defensively, it ranked 58th in the FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
While the Golden Gophers' defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
The Golden Gophers averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (66th in the FBS) last season, and they ranked 62nd on the other side of the ball with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
In addition to a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in the FBS, Minnesota posted the 106th-ranked third-down percentage (35.2%) on offense.
With 19 forced turnovers (46th in the FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (50th in the FBS) last season, the Golden Gophers' +2 turnover margin ranked 50th in college football.

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