The Game Operations department is ready for Saturday and the Tar Heels' game against Notre Dame: Staffing from concessions to parking has been ramped up post-Covid, gatekeepers have brand new ticket scanners, and the Revel XP tailgating consortium is five years into presenting tented villages around Kenan Stadium for its biggest year ever. Former Tar Heel offensive lineman Harris Barton is even helping host a gathering for Tar Heel lettermen in the quad around the Bell Tower.
The retailers on Franklin Street are ready: Sutton's Drug Store is stocked up on hamburgers, and Alumni Hall is ready with jerseys, hats, face paint and temporary tattoos.