I want to preface any football talk with a reminder and celebration of why Saturday’s game against NC Central was scheduled. At the same time that UNC announced that the 2022 season opener against Florida A&M would be feted as an HBCU Celebration Game, the program also announced that a scheduled 2024 game against Liberty would be replaced with a game against NCCU for “another opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of HBCUs and their football programs.” I don’t know exactly what that will look like, and certainly nothing as exciting as the FAMU Marching 100’s halftime performance in 2022 has been announced (but could still happen!