Before Kirk Herbstreit could even finish his sentence, the TCU Horned Frogs proved what he was about to say right in Monday’s rout of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The season opener between TCU and UNC was nationally televised on ESPN as the Bill Belichick era began in Chapel Hill, but things quickly went off the rails.

A promising start by the Tar Heels gave way to the Horned Frogs running up the score during their eventual 48-14 win .

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Herbstreit was talking about an early third-quarter drive by TCU being a big moment for North Carolina if they could get a stop.

“It’s a big drive for the North Carolina defense,” he said right before Kevorian Barnes ran 75 yards for a touchdown to extend TCU’s lead to 27-7 following the extra point.

“this is a big drive for the North

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