North Carolina needed a fast start in 2026 after last year’s rough 4-8 finish, and Bill Belichick has given them one. The Tar Heels are 2-0 heading into their first ACC game, which puts them somewhere nobody expected a few weeks ago.
Now Saturday’s trip to Clemson could decide whether that already-scheduled Notre Dame visit turns into something much bigger. If North Carolina beats the Tigers, the Tar Heels would walk into their October 3 home game against No. 3 Notre Dame undefeated, with the spotlight fully on them. The anticipation is already building around that matchup, too.
North Carolina announced that its October 3 game against Notre Dame is sold out, giving the Tar Heels another sign of just how much interest there is in the matchup before the season’s biggest stretch has even arrived…