North Carolina -1 vs. Tennessee
The Music City Bowl puts 2 teams on display that had very up and down seasons. North Carolina was a preseason favorite to contend for the ACC title. The season couldn't have started worse for the Tar Heels though. Their star-studded defense saw numerous suspensions for the season opener against LSU and UNC started 0-2 out of the gates. Despite 7 players being suspended for the entire season they won 6 of their next 7 before limping to a 7-5 finish. Tennessee was left for dead after beginning the season 2-6. Derek Dooley kept his team playing hard and won the final 4 games on the schedule to get the Vols back to a bowl game in his 1st season in Knoxville. Tennessee is going to need to win the turnover battle in this one. The Vols will keep their close but Butch Davis will lead his team to a 3rd consecutive 8-5 finish.
Prediction - North Carolina 24 Tennessee 19
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