The Hurricanes went 1-2 in 2019 against Georgia Tech, Louisville and North Carolina who were also under new head coaches. Geoff Collins with the Yellow Jackets, Scott Satterwhite with the Cardinals and Mack Brown and Manny Diaz of Miami are all entering their second seasons in 2020.
Brown is in his second tenure in Chapel Hill. In 11 seasons with the Tar Heels, Brown is 76-52-1 in including 7-6 in 2019. Louisville finished 8-5 in 2019 and Georgia Tech was 3-9. Apropo of the 2019 Miami football season the Hurricanes defeated Louisville and lost to Georgia Tech and North Carolina.