Preview: Meineke Bowl

A look at today's matchup between Pitt and North Carolina.

No. 17 Pittsburgh (9-3) vs. North Carolina (8-4)

► When: 4:30 p.m. today

► TV: ESPN

► Line: Pittsburgh by 2 1/2

► Series record: North Carolina leads 4-2

► Last meeting: Nov. 4, 2000, North Carolina 20-17

► What's at Stake: After a heartbreaking loss to Cincinnati cost Pittsburgh a BCS bid, the Panthers face North Carolina in its backyard seeking to win 10 games for the first time since they went 11-1 behind Dan Marino in 1981. A loss to North Carolina State in their final game put the Tar Heels in Charlotte for a second straight season and produces a matchup of coaching friends. Pitt's Dave Wannstedt and North Carolina's Butch Davis worked on the same staffs at Oklahoma State, Miami and the Dallas Cowboys, winning a national title and Super Bowl.

► Key Matchup: Pitt RB Dion Lewis vs. North Carolina defense. Lewis, a true freshman and the Big East offensive player of the year, has rushed for 1,640 yards and 16 touchdowns. He'll face a unit that ranks sixth in the country in total defense, ninth in run d

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