Between the portal entries and signings and the steady stream of coverage of Bill Belichick, you may have missed this rather large announcement from earlier in the week:
, @UNCFootball will kick off its 2026 football season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic!
read more: https://t.co/jPistgmkMf pic.twitter.com/sOuU8MTvOG— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) April 22, 2025UNC and TCU will both kick off their 2025 seasons when they face each other in Chapel Hill, and the 2026 rematch will be in a more exotic location. The Tar Heels and Horned Frogs will meet in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on August 29, 2026.