“We’re playing ourselves to become our best that we can be regardless of who lines up in front of us," UNC defensive coordinator Blair Peterson said. "For us, it’s let’s go out there and get better. Let’s be the best version of ourselves this week.”
“How many top-25 teams lost? I think it was nine of 25,” Idaho coach Jason Eck said earlier this week, in his weekly meeting with area media. “We just have to worry about getting better. We’re positioned well with where we’re at right now, in the nation and the scheme of things. But we have to take advantage of that."