After a tough road loss at Virginia, North Carolina football bounced back with a blowout rivalry win against Duke, 56-24.
However, must get ready quickly for another key matchup with a longstanding rival: Wake Forest in Chapel Hill. Prior to the noon kickoff with the Demon Deacons,
Unfortunately for the Tar Heels, they will once again be without cornerback Storm Duck, injured late in the game up at Boston College. There’s now speculation that Duck could sit out for the remainder of the season, too.
Big-play receiver Beau Corrales — who sat out against NC State (lower body injury), UVA and Duke — joins Duck; he won’t play against Wake Forest.
UNC Football Injuries Chart
| INJURIES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | POSITION | INJURY | STATUS | DATE INJURED | POSSIBLE RETURN | NOTES |
| DJ Ford | DB | N/A | Opted out of season | Aug. 7 | Opted out (COVID-19) | |
| Bryce Watts | DB | N/A | Opted out of season | Aug. 7 | Opted out (COVID-19) | |
| Javon Terry | DB | N/A | Opted out of season | Aug. 7 | Opted out (COVID-19) | |
| Triston Miller | OL | N/A | Opted out of season | Aug. 7 | Opted out (family reasons) | |
| Ethan West | LB | Upper body | Out for Season | |||
| Storm Duck | CB | N/A | Out for Wake Forest | Oct. 3 | Missed VT, FSU, NCSU, UVA games | |
| Beau Corrales | WR | Lower body | Out for Wake Forest | |||
| Brian Anderson | C | Evaluated week before Wake | ||||
| Kyler McMichael | CB | Evaluated week before Wake |