The North Carolina Tar Heels and Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET.

As always, there were good, bad, and ugly takeaways from Wake Forest's win over North Carolina.

North Carolina’s loss occurred amid rumors of Belichick possibly taking over as Giants head coach after they fired Brian Daboll on Monday. Belichick shot down the speculation on Friday, however, and insisted that he is committed to the Tar Heels’ football program.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. North Carolina Tar Heels NCAAF game from November 15, 2025 on ESPN.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons keep on winning, this time putting on an absolute clinic as they dominated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 52-14 for their eighth win of the 2025 campaign, and year one under Jake Dickert.

North Carolina (4-6, 2-4 ACC) must win its final two games of the regular season to become bowl eligible. The Tar Heels host Duke (5-5, 4-2) next week before finishing their in-state trifecta the last few weeks of the season at North Carolina State (4-5, 2-3) on Nov. 29.

North Carolina failed to find the end zone and gave up 223 rushing yards in a loss to Wake Forest. Here’s what we learned.

ACC opponents meet when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) square off on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. For our prediction on which side will come away with the win, keep reading.

Wake Forest faces Western Carolina aiming to prolong its five-game win streak. Sunday's meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.

In the final minute of Wake Forest's 28-12 win over North Carolina, Demon Deacons quarterback Robby Ashford scored a 2-yard touchdown on fourth down, and the move didn't seem to sit well with Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick.