Connecticut thumps undermanned North Carolina 27-14 in Boston to put the final punctuation on the second Mack Brown era at UNC.

A few key players were missing on the offensive line, Omarion Hampton declared for the NFL Draft, and the Heels rolled out Freddie Kitchens as interim head coach following the firing of Mack Brown. Although expectations weren’t high,

The UConn Huskies will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 Fenway Bowl game on Saturday. The Tar Heels finished their season 6-6, while UConn went 8-4. In the all-times series between the two teams, the Huskies have lost all three times. But, the Heels have lost their last four bowl games. UConn and UNC last faced off in 2009.