Prior to Georgia Tech’s 18-point trouncing of North Carolina, the Tar Heels had two weeks to practice.
This time they’ll only have four days to prepare for a Thursday night trip to Charlottesville, Va.
But the short week might play to the Tar Heels’ advantage.
“I think the best thing about it is, it’s coming quick,” coach Larry Fedora said. “There’s only one way to get that taste out of your mouth and that’s to get back on the field.”
The Tar Heels will have to quickly shift gears away from focusing all their attention on the Yellow Jackets’ triple option offense to learning to defend a surging Virginia team.
“It’s just like you start over,” Fedora said. “You just stop what you were doing and you start over and do something totally new.”
The short week of practice will be devoted to defending a team that put up 74 points in its last two games.
After starting its season with two wins, the Cavaliers lost six straight games.
But after the bye week, the Cavaliers bounced back to handily defeat N.C. State and rallied to beat Miami.