The 2023 nonconference schedule will not be an easy one for Mack Brown and his North Carolina Tar Heels.
They open the season at a neutral site facing a South Carolina program on the rise. In addition, they will host Appalachian State, Minnesota and Campbell at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
While three of the four are home games, North Carolina will be tested early. And two of those games were named in Chip Patterson’s CBS Sports 100 days out article as two of the best nonconference games this season.
Check out Patterson’s list here:
56. Sept. 2: Colorado at TCU
57. Sept. 2: Florida at Utah
58. Sept. 2: West Virginia at Penn State
59. Sept. 2: North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte)
60. Sept. 3: LSU vs. Florida State (Orlando)
61. Sept. 9: Texas at Alabama
62. Sept. 9: Nebraska at Colorado
63. Sept. 9: Ole Miss at Tulane
64. Sept. 9: Oregon at Texas Tech
65. Sept. 9: Texas A&M at Miami
66. Sept. 9: UCF at Boise State
67. Sept. 9: Utah at Baylor
68. Sept. 16: Pittsburgh at West Virginia
69. Sept. 16: Washington at Michigan State
70. Sept. 16: Minnesota at North Carolina
71. Sept. 23: Ohio State at Notre Dame
72. Sept. 23: UTSA at Tennessee
73. Oct. 14: USC at Notre Dame
74. Nov. 4: Notre Dame at Clemson
75. Dec. 9: Army vs. Navy (Foxborough, Mass.)
Starting off 3-0 would be huge for Brown’s program but it would require the Tar Heels to beat the Gamecocks, Mountaineers and Gophers in three consecutive weeks. That’s not an easy task.
Follow us @TarHeelsWire on Twitter and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.