North Carolina vs. Syracuse updates: Live NCAA Football game scores, results for Saturday

Live scores, highlights and updates from the North Carolina vs. Syracuse football game

The North Carolina Tar Heels will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Syracuse Orange at 3:30 p.m. ET at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina is currently enjoying a perfect season, with four straight wins to start things off.

North Carolina was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They enjoyed a cozy 41-24 win over Pittsburgh.

Drake Maye looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 296 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Those two rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Maye. Another big playmaker for North Carolina was Alijah Huzzie, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Syracuse ended up a good deal behind Clemson on Saturday and lost 31-14.

North Carolina's victory lifted them to 4-0 while Syracuse's loss dropped put an end to their perfect start and left them at 4-1.

Looking ahead, North Carolina is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. This contest will be their fourth straight as the favorites (a stretch that saw them go 3-1 against the spread).