North Carolina’s trip to Clemson arrives in Week 3 with ACC play getting underway and a noon kickoff set for Saturday, Sept. 19. The Tar Heels and Tigers will meet at Memorial Stadium in South Carolina, with ESPN carrying the game nationally.
Bill Belichick’s UNC team enters at 2-0 and is trying to put an end to a seven-game skid against Dabo Swinney’s Tigers, who are 1-1. North Carolina has also gone without a win in Death Valley since 2001, and last season Clemson rolled to a 38-10 victory in Chapel Hill.
ESPN will have the television broadcast, with Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick on the call and Stormy Buonantomy reporting from the sideline. For those looking to stream it, Fubo is listed among the options and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
On the radio side, Jones Angell, Joe Jauch and Bryn Renner will handle the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network broadcast. In Chapel Hill, the game can be heard on 97.9 FM, and fans can also listen online for free through the 97.9 FM Chapelboro website.
The game is set for Noon ET.
BetMGM odds listed UNC as a 22-19 winner, with the Tar Heels at +138 on the moneyline and Clemson at -165. The over/under was 43 1/2 points.
The pick attached to those odds leaned toward UNC, pointing to Clemson starting a true freshman quarterback against a Bill Belichick defense and saying the Tar Heels have shown a noticeably improved identity on the field.
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