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North Carolina is basically burning money on fire this weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, UNC played James Madison at home and found themselves down big despite being 12-point favorites.
Before the end of the first half, James Madison had already put up 53 points on UNC.
It’s a FIRST HALF 50 BURGER for James Madison in Chapel Hill… oh my UNC
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 21, 2024
According to USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz, North Carolina paid James Madison $700k to play them this week.
UNC is paying James Madison $500,000 to play them today.
At the HALF…
James Madison 53, North Carolina 21.
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— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 21, 2024
Unfortunately for UNC, James Madison continued scoring and wouldn’t stop beating them down at home.
It's now James Madison 60, North Carolina 24
JMU up to 491 yards of offense, early in the third quarter.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) September 21, 2024