<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25CNJc_0wNURjlW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25CNJc_0wNURjlW00" width="1080" height="608" ><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure>The UNC football program came out of the bye week shot out of a cannon. The defense, which had been unable to stop the run during a four-game losing streak, was suddenly serious about getting off the field. The defensive line, often impotent against opposition O-line protection, had nine sacks!What more could Geoff Collins get his defense to do to show Tar Heel nation they had turned the page? How about a big man pick-six?<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">iF hE CaN cAtCh HiS bReAtH<a href="https://twitter.com/jahvaree?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jahvaree</a> got 84 yards of pure speed down the sideline 😁 📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheCW</a><a href="https://t.co/nDvGckCXzB">pic.twitter.com/nDvGckCXzB</a>— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNCFootball/status/1850245919251517868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Jahvaree Ritzie, who was already glowing with a stellar performance, adding another sack to his career-high season total (6), got his big paw on an Anthony Colandrea pass, grabbed the tipped ball out of the air, pushed Colandrea's head into the turf, then rumbled all the way to the end zone.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">😅 <a href="https://twitter.com/jahvaree?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jahvaree</a> ✔️ First career INT ✔️ First career TD ✔️ First UNC DL TD since 2009 <a href="https://t.co/dqLSifzw0f">pic.twitter.com/dqLSifzw0f</a>— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNCFootball/status/1850248431941320771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>North Carolina have been aching for a defensive performance like this all season. Hopefully, there's more left for the trip to Tallahassee next week!<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The Louvre. Hang it there. It's beautiful. <a href="https://twitter.com/jahvaree?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jahvaree</a> ✋ <a href="https://t.co/5GfgdH61MG">pic.twitter.com/5GfgdH61MG</a>— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNCFootball/status/1850253855264538693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote></div></body>

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Jahvaree Ritzie has a JUMBO Pick-Six for the UNC football program against Virginia

The UNC football program came out of the bye week shot out of a cannon. The defense, which had been unable to stop the run during a four-game losing streak, was suddenly serious about getting off the field. The defensive line, often impotent against opposition O-line protection, had nine sacks!