Top 25 Preview Capsules
Connecticut RB Donald Brown vs. North Carolina's defense. With sophomore QB Zach Fraser making his first start, the nation's leading rusher once again will have to carry the Huskies against an improved Tar Heels defense that has allowed only one 100-yard rusher this season.
Players to watch
Connecticut: Brown, who is responsible for nearly half of the Huskies' 1,965 total yards so far and carries the ball on 41 percent of UConn's plays from scrimmage.
North Carolina: QB Cameron Sexton, the former third-stringer who is making his first start since 2006. He came off the bench and sparked the Tar Heels to a last-minute win at Miami, but is 1-4 in his career as a starter.
Facts & Figures
Tar Heels haven't beaten an undefeated Bowl Subdivision team since knocking off Miami in 2004. ... Big East is 2-1 against ACC this season, but North Carolina's 44-12 win at Rutgers was the ACC's lone victory. ... UConn hasn't lost since its last trip to the state of North Carolina, a 24-10 loss to Wake Forest last December in the Meineke Bowl in Charlotte.
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