Western Carolina at North Carolina 12/5/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Western Carolina Catamount visit Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Saturday to play the No. 19 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Western Carolina is 0-2 on the season following its 49-17 loss last weekend to Eastern Kentucky. The Catamounts gained just 255 yards of total offense and turned the ball over twice, while allowing Eastern Kentucky 590 yards of total offense. Eastern Kentucky committed four turnovers otherwise the Colonels would have likely won by more than the 32 points they did.

Quarterback Will Jones has passed for 201 yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and has been sacked four times. The leading rusher for Western Carolina is Donnavan Spencer with 135 yards and the leading receiver is Owen Cosenke with 60 yards. On defense, linebacker Ty Harris is the leader in tackles with 11 and Harris has the only quarterback sack for Western Carolina.

North Carolina dropped two 6-3 following its 31-17 loss to Notre Dame on Friday. The Tar Heels are in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the loss on Friday, the North Carolina defense gave up 478 yards of total offense to Notre Dame while the offense for the Tar Heels gained just 298 yards. Quarterback Sam Howell passed for 211 yards and one touchdown, while running back Michael Carter rushed for just 57 yards on eight carries

Quarterback Sam Howell has passed for 2,842 yards with 24 touchdowns, six interceptions and has been sacked 28 times. The leading rusher for North Carolina is Javonte Williams with 896 yards and 15 touchdowns, while Michael Carter has rushed for 864 yards and four touchdowns. Dyami Brown is the leading receiver with 913 yards and eight touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Chazz Surratt is the leader in tackles with 75 and leads in quarterback sacks as well with 6.0.