Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein, a transfer from Alabama, passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth in the Panthers’ 34-24 victory over the Tar Heels.

After giving up only 97 total yards in the first half of Saturday's game against Duke, the North Carolina defense allowed 297 yards and 21 points in the second half.

If there is anything that could possibly lead to hard questions being asked around the UNC football facility, it’s a loss to Duke.

The Tar Heels stayed close with unbeaten Pittsburgh for most of the afternoon, but the Panthers’ defense held UNC off the scoreboard in the fourth quarter.

Every loss by the UNC football team feels a bit like a Choose Your Own Adventure exercise at this point. The blowout by James Madison was one thing, the 20-point blown lead against Duke was another, and ineffective defensive and failed execution by the offense was the route taken in today’s 34-24 loss to Pitt.