“I think that they’re anxious to get back out on the field and play, I really do,” UNC coach Larry Fedora said. “I think they were disappointed with what happened. We got all of that out of our system this past week and I think they’re anxious to get back out on the field and play football.”
He said the team had good practices during the open week and that everybody is fresh. “Everybody is as healthy as we’re going to get at this point and we’re just raring to go into this next game,” he said.
Fedora said it will be a tough homecoming game Saturday against Pitt (12:30, ACC Network).
“They are totally committed to running the football and being physical up front and hitting you with the play action pass when you commit everybody,” he said point out that Pitt has the leading rusher in the country in James Conner.
“He’s a big 6’2, 250 pound bruising guy that can go,” Fedora said. “They lead him with a 270 pound fullback. They are really big up front on the offensive line. Their quarterback is doing a nice job, I think he’s the second leading rusher on their team and you have the Boyd kid who makes all kinds of plays out at wide receiver for them. So we have our work cut out for us to get ready for this game, we haven’t looked on ahead I assure you.”
The Tar Heels finish the regular season at Duke and hosting NC State. “We’ve got to put all of our focus on Pitt,” Fedora said.