North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton (28) looks for running room on a 20-yard run in the first quarter against Wake Forest on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett [email protected] The UNC defense ...

UNC football is bowl eligible with two games remaining in the 2024 season. The Tar Heels followed a four-game losing streak with three wins in a row, including Saturday night’s 31-24 victory against Wake Forest,

North Carolina forced two turnovers in the third quarter and one in the fourth in a 31-24 win over Wake Forest.

Looking to achieve bowl eligibility for the sixth straight season and improve to .500 in conference play, UNC football hosts the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5, 2-3 ACC) at 8 p.m. ET Saturday (ACC Network). It marks the first home night game for Mack Brown's 2024 Tar Heels (5-4, 2-3 ACC).

The North Carolina football team (6-4, 3-3 ACC) defeated Wake Forest (4-6, 2-4 ACC), 31-17, on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium to become bowl eligible for the sixth consecutive season.

North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton (28) breaks ahead of Wake Forest defensive back Nick Andersen (45) for 38-yard gain in the third quarter on Saturday, November 16, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels have won three-straight games and have officially clinched bowl eligibility this season. That's an impressive feat for a team that had a four-game losing streak including being blown out by James Madison.