CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina still hasn't won a game against a Power Four opponent under Bill Belichick, but Saturday's 17-16 overtime defeat against No. 16 Virginia showed the improvement he has long promised is finally unfolding on the field.

The Tar Heels dominated Virginia at the line of scrimmage, racking up six sacks and largely eliminating the Cavaliers' run game, but a failed 2-point try in overtime proved the difference.

"It's one thing for people to say we're getting better," North Carolina wide receiver Jordan Shipp said, "but now we're showing it. That's a top-20 team in the country that went down to the last play of the game."

Shipp wasn't celebrating a moral victory. In the locker room after the game, he said he shed tears, knowing how much work this team ha

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