All eyes are on Chapel Hill, North Carolina ahead of Bill Belichick's debut with the UNC football program!
ESPN will host a live show in Chapel Hill ahead of UNC-TCU with Matt Barrie, Tedy Bruschi, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and @PeteThamel. Rece Davis/Kirk Herbstreit/Holly Rowe also will call the game.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 24, 2025
Bryan Fisher from Sports Illustrated confirmed some major news, reporting that ESPN is scheduled to host a live show ahead of the Tar Heels' season opener against TCU. Matt Barrie, Tedy Bruschi, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Pete Thamel are expected to be part of the broadcast team.
The actual game itself will have one of the more prominent broadcasting crews, as Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will be on the call for the action.
📍Kenan Stadium
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) July 24, 2025
🗓️Labor Day
College Football Countdown is coming to Chapel Hill Week 1!
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According to the press release from ESPN, the Labor Day special will air live from 7-8 p.m. ET on ESPN from the sidelines of Kenan Stadium.
As if there wasn't already a ton of excitement surrounding the UNC football program, just add more onto it with the media hype that continues to brew more by the day. We know how big of a deal this game is, signifying the start of Bill Belichick's college coaching career, as all eyes are on the UNC football program as they begin this new era.
Chapel Hill will certainly be buzzing on Labor Day Weekend (especially on the day of the actual game), as college football fans around the world are locked in to seeing how this new era of Carolina Football will go.
More details on ESPN's live show are set to be released in the weeks to come.