The ACC will have a different buzz around it this season, one familiar to New England Patriots fans.
Despite the drama around his relationship with Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick is expected to lead North Carolina to a new era. It will be the first time fans see the 73-year-old navigate the college football landscape. However, Dabo Swinney welcomed the former Patriots head coach with a lighthearted attitude.
“We play the New England Patriots this year,” Swinney told ESPN’s Rece Davis, per Pro Football Talk. “We go to North Carolina, and then we go to Boston College to play (former Patriots offensive coordinator) Bill O’Brien.