UNC football focused on finale at NC State after ‘challenging’ season

CHAPEL HILL — The end of the road is drawing near for UNC football in the 2025 season.

Likely to miss a bowl game for the first time since 2018, the Tar Heels (4-7, 2-5 ACC) travel to N.C. State (6-5, 3-4) on Saturday, Nov. 29 (7:30 p.m., ACC Network), for the regular-season finale and likely final game of coach Bill Belichick ’s debut season.

Offensive lineman Austin Blaske described it as a “challenging” season and wide receiver Kobe Paysour said “it’s been difficult,” but both are motivated to finish their careers on a positive note in Raleigh.

“It’s been difficult, but I don’t feel like there’s been a week where we haven’t tried or left it out on the field,” Paysour said. “The teams just made a couple more plays than us. Things happen, but every week of practice, every day of practi