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UNC 'D' hopes to avenge 2012 no-show vs. Tech
Georgia Tech
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina's defense doesn't want to get embarrassed by Georgia Tech again. The Yellow Jackets lit them up for 68 points and 588 total yards last year in the highest-scoring game in Atlantic Coast Conference history, a 68-50 victory over UNC. The Tar Heels (1-1) are determined to avoid a repeat of that this week when they meet in Atlanta in their league opener. North Carolina defensive tackle Tim Jackson, who missed that game with a knee injury, said Monday that "seeing those points on the board, it hurt for me, so I know it hurt for those guys on the field.