Though even with Gronkowski likely not there, the Tar Heels will have plenty of fans in attendance because, according to On3's Brett McMurphy, they sold out all season and single-game tickets at home on Wednesday, which was the earliest they'd done so in program history.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has three former NFL head coaches leading its football programs this fall for the most of any league.

Many of the initial questions surrounding North Carolina’s hiring of new head coach Bill Belichick had to do with recruiting in the new-age college football world: How would the persnickety former NFL skipper adjust to connecting with high schoolers?