After seven years, two cancellations, and a great deal of patience, UCF and North Carolina will finally face off on September 20. The series was originally scheduled to start in 2018, but Hurricane Florence had a different plan. The pandemic destroyed the return leg two years later. Since then, both programs have experienced identity shifts and coaching transitions, but now that Scott Frost has returned to Orlando for a second act and Bill Belichick is leading the Tar Heels, the stars are finally aligning at the Bounce House.
The Tar Heels enter the game 2-1, still recovering from their tough first game against TCU, but regaining their confidence after winning back-to-back games. As UNC looks for its first win over a Big 12 program in 23 years, quarterback Gio Lopez is coming off a