The Game Plan: UNC Has Work Cut Out vs Duke

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🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join Tommy Ashley to break down the game plan for North Carolina as the Duke Blue Devils come to Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Tar Heels are looking for their fifth win of the season with the Victory Bell on the line. Barnes and Staples highlight how the Heels must stop Duke QB Darian Mensah and how Gio Lopez and the Carolina offense can score enough points to keep the game competitive with a chance to win. **Call to Action:** **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode! **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans! **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports. This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	I'm
0:02.0	Bhopa
0:03.0	Bhop
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0:07.0	Bhaar Welcome in to the inside Carolina game plan.
0:31.7	I'm Tommy Ashley.
0:32.6	That's Greg Barnes in the middle.
0:33.9	That's Jason Staples.
0:35.0	And there too, that is Johnny T-shirt as your sponsor and
0:39.0	Johnny T-shirt.com. It is second straight rivalry. Rivalry week, Greg. We're off to a good start.
0:48.6	Can't talk tonight. This time it's Duke coming into Chapel Hill and Duke five and five overall but not many people
0:57.7	are giving North Carolina a chance on this ball game just overall thoughts on the Blue
1:01.7	Devils and why is it that nobody like I said nobody's giving Carolina a chance well one of
1:09.7	the things we talked about last week was was how Wake Forest was probably the best defense that North Carolina was going to play.
1:16.6	And Wake Forest's offense was really not that good.
1:19.7	And so from a matchup perspective, it kind of worked with what North Carolina has done all year long.
1:25.6	You know, we know that they've improved defensively and that the offense is really just kind of sputtering along. And when you get a couple
1:33.7	of explosive plays and a fluky touchdown, that's enough for Wake Forest to kind of keep Carolina
1:39.6	at bay. This week, however, and I think the same can be said for next week because nccate is the matchup
1:48.3	just does not favor north carolina and the reason why is is that you know duke uh while they
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