Notre Dame football will play in its second straight home night game as the Fighting Irish (6-1) host the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-3, 3-3 ACC).

The Irish will look to extend their nation-best winning streak against unranked opponents to 38 consecutive games. Notre Dame has won nine straight home night games.

The Tar Heels are coming off a 45-42 win over the Miami Hurricanes. Quarterback Sam Howell passed for two touchdowns, and ran for two scores, in that victory.

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Date: Oct. 30, 2021

Site: Notre Dame Stadium - South Bend, IN

Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET

Television: NBC

Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network. SiriusXM (Channel 129). In South Bend - 101.5 FM and 960 AM.

Series Facts: Notre Dame leads 19-2. Last meeting: November 27, 2020 : Notre Dame defeated North Carolina 31-17 at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.

Head coaches: — Notre Dame — Brian Kelly (108-40, 12th season). North Carolina - Mack Brown (88-59-1, 13th season).

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QB Sam Howell (#7) - The 2021 Preseason ACC Player of the Year. This year, Howell became North Carolina's all-time leader in TD passes against Virginia Tech, and is just 299 yards short of its career passing yards record. In addition, he is the ACC's all-time leader in passing efficiency. He has passed for a touchdown in all 32 games he has played at UNC. He is passing for 264.4 yards/game, with 16 touchdowns to six interceptions. He also averages 70.4 yards/game rushing, with five touchdowns on the ground.

WR Josh Downs (#11) - Ranked No. 53 nationally in the class of 2020, Downs is the highest ranked offensive prospect to sign with the Tar Heels since Notre Dame de-commitment Elijah Hood (2014). Downs has 60 receptions this season. Jamari Morales is second on the team with just 16 receptions. A slot receiver, Downs averages 119.6 yards/game and has 8 touchdown catches in 2021.

RB Ty Chandler (#19) - A graduate transfer from Tennessee. Ranks 5th in Volunteer history with 3,245 all-purpose yards. This year, Chandler ranks fifth in the ACC with 84.0 yards rushing per game. Has shown big play ability this season with a pair of rushes more than 50 yards, and a 75 yard touchdown reception.

CB Tony Grimes (#20) - As a recruit, was originally a class of 2021 prospect, and ranked the No. 1 cornerback and No. 13 prospect nationally. Reclassified to 2020 and enrolled a full year early at UNC, played in 12 games as a true freshman, and started four games. Tied for second in the ACC this season with six pass breakups.

DL Myles Murphy (#8)- Like Grimes, Murphy is a very promising sophomore. He ranks third in the ACC with 8.5 tackles for loss and seventh with four sacks. He is coming off a 5 tackle, 2 TFL, 1 sack performance in North Carolina's last game, a 45-42 win over Miami.

Vegas line: Notre Dame -3.5...Over/Under 62.5

OddShark prediction: North Carolina 35.9, Notre Dame 28.5

Todd Burlage: Notre Dame 31, UNC 24

Steve Downey: Notre Dame 38, UNC 27

Patrick Engel: Notre Dame 34, UNC 31

Tyler Horka: UNC 31, Notre Dame 27

Mike Singer: Notre Dame 34, UNC 19

Greg Ladky: Notre Dame 34, UNC 26

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BlueandGold.com's Tim Hyde and Greg Ladky discuss the keys to the North Carolina game. Is Notre Dame vulnerable to a let down? How will Marcus Freeman direct his defense against North Carolina's explosive run-pass option attack?

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