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Notre Dame-North Carolina preview: Can Marcus Freeman’s squad get the best of Bill Belichick’s?

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Notre Dame-North Carolina preview: Can Marcus Freeman’s squad get the best of Bill Belichick’s?

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No. 3 Notre Dame readies for a trip to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina and the ACC. As Marcus Freeman’s squad looks to get to 5-0, Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson look at the strengths of the Fighting Irish and put the Tar Heels series — and Bill Belichick’s tenure — into context. Is this a rivalry?

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