Back in 1993, UNC Chapel Hill set a state record by collecting 1,052 pints of blood at its one-day blood drive. At the time, it was the largest single-day collection in North Carolina, a record that held until last September.

That's when the folks at Appalachian State took ownership of the title, collecting 1,060 pints.

On Tuesday, June 2, UNC wants its title back. It will hold its annual blood drive at the Dean E. Smith Center from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a goal of 1,100 pints.

For more info or to register to give blood, click here.

Because we need another Duke/Carolina showdown...

The two universities have found another way to compete: a blood drive.  

November donations to blood drives on the two campuses will be tallied and compared, with the winner announced at halftime of this year's football showdown between the two schools on Nov. 29.