By R.L. Bynum
When UNC seeks its third all-time win over Notre Dame and the first since 2008 on Saturday at Kenan Stadium, the Tar Heels will play at noon for the fourth consecutive game.
ESPN and the ACC, which on Monday put the game on a six-day hold, announced late Saturday that the game will start at noon and air on ESPN. That means that the Chase Rice show in front of the Wilson Library as part of the Chapel Thrill Concert Series will start at 9 a.m.
The other ACC game that was on a six-day hold, No. 7 Miami at Clemson, starts at 7:30 and will air on ABC.
The No. 3 Irish (4–0), who rolled to a 49–10 win at Purdue on Saturday, and are undefeated in September for the first time under Coach Marcus Freeman. Notre Dame will seek its sixth consecutive victory over Carolina since the Tar Heels beat Notre Dame 29–24 on Oct. 11, 2008. The NCAA, however, officially vacated that win because of NCAA violations.
Notre Dame, an early 21½-point favorite, leads the all-time series 21–1 (not counting UNC’s 2008 victory), with the Tar Heels winning 12–7 in Kenan Stadium on Oct. 8, 1960.
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| Team | ACC | All |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Miami | 6–0 | 8–1 |
| No. 14 Wake Forest | 5–1 | 8–1 |
| SMU | 5–2 | 7–2 |
| Louisville | 5–2 | 6–3 |
| Duke | 4–2 | 7–2 |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 6–3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 6–3 |
| Virginia Tech | 3–3 | 6–3 |
| North Carolina | 2–3 | 5–4 |
| Boston College | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| Florida State | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| N.C. State | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| Stanford | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| California | 2–4 | 3–6 |
| Syracuse | 2–5 | 4–5 |
| Georgia Tech | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Friday’s result
SMU 51, Virginia Tech 28
Saturday’s results
North Carolina 38, UConn 21
Clemson 18, Syracuse 13
Florida State 31, Boston College 24
Duke 41, N.C. State 3
No. 14 Wake Forest 77, Merrimack 0
No. 5 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Miami 24
Louisville 44, Georgia Tech 17
Friday’s game
Florida State at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday’s games
Duke at No. 1 Miami, noon, ABC
No. 14 Wake Forest at SMU, noon, ESPN or ESPN2
Syracuse at N.C. State, noon, ACCN
Georgia Tech at Clemson, 12:30, The CW
Boston College at No. 4 Notre Dame, 3:30, NBC
California at Virginia, 3:30, ACCN
Louisville at North Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Stanford at Virginia Tech, 7:30, ACCN
Friday, Nov. 20, game
Friday, Nov. 20 game
Clemson at Duke, 7:30, ESPN
Saturday, Nov. 21, games
Syracuse at Boston College, noon, ACCN
North Carolina at Virginia, 12:30, The CW
N.C. State at Florida State, 3:30, ACCN
Stanford at California, 7:30, ACCN
SMU at Notre Dame, 7:30, NBC
Virginia Tech at Miami, time and TV TBA
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, time and TV TBA
Pitt at Louisville, time and TV TBA
| Month/ date | Score/ time | Opponent (current ranking) | Record/TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | |||
| 29 | W, 15–10 | vs.TCU in Dublin | 1–0 |
| September | |||
| 12 | W, 35–3 | vs. ETSU | 2–0 |
| 19 | L, 28–20 | at Clemson | 2–1, 0–1 ACC |
| October | |||
| 3 | L, 37–26 | vs. No. 4 Notre Dame | 2–2 |
| 10 | W, 21–18 | at Pittsburgh | 3–2, 1–1 |
| 17 | W, 24–20 | at Duke | 4–2, 2–1 |
| 24 | L, 31–30, OT | vs. Syracuse | 4–3, 2–2 |
| 31 | L, 38–35 | vs. No. 1 Miami | 4–4, 2–3 |
| November | |||
| 7 | W, 38–21 | at UConn | 5–4 |
| 14 | 7 p.m. | vs. Louisville | ESPN2 |
| 21 | 12:30 | at Virginia | The CW |
| 28 | TBA | vs. N.C. State | TBA |
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