North Carolina will open its home schedule against the national champions.
Well, the national champions according to the Florida state legislature and the Central Florida athletic department. UCF, the only 14-0 team in the FBS in 2017, kicks off the Tar Heels’ 2018 home schedule on Sept. 15.
Larry Fedora’s seventh team will look to rebound from a 3-9 season with six home games, a first ever ACC matchup with Syracuse and pair of games with American Athletic Conference teams.
The Tar Heels will go to Syracuse (Oct. 20) for the first time since the Orange joined the ACC in 2013.