By Brian Murphy, WRAL News

North Carolina Tar Heels 18

California Golden Bears 21 Final

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick remained steadfast this week that his team was making progress, even if the Tar Heels’ on-field results left much to be desired.

On Friday night, on the other side of the country, the Tar Heels finally showed signs of that progress and appeared on their way to a come-from-behind victory over California.

But a costly fumble into the end zone by receiver Nathan Leacock about a yard from scoring the go-ahead touchdown doomed UNC’s comeback attempt in a 21-18 loss to the Bears.

North Carolina, which also fumbled on its first play from scrimmage, fell to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the ACC in Belichick’s first season. Cal improved to 5-2 and 2-1.

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