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North Carolina · ACCNorth Carolina opens season at TCU in Week 0
The Tar Heels, coming off a 4-8 season, visit a 9-4 TCU team Saturday at noon ET, with SportsGrid listing live coverage.
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AUG 29, 2026
AUG 29, 2026
North Carolina opens its 2026 season Saturday at TCU, a Week 0 road test against a team coming off a far better year. SportsGrid lists live College Football In-Game Live Gameday coverage of the noon ET kickoff, though no broadcast crew or additional viewing option has been announced.
TCU went 9-4 overall and 5-4 in the Big 12 last season. North Carolina finished 4-8 and 2-6 in the ACC. The gap gives the Tar Heels an early, on-the-road measure of how much they've closed it.
North Carolina returns home Sept. 12 against East Tennessee State. TCU hosts Grambling that same night.
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