No. 18 Tar Heels host Orange to open season in ACC play

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, North Carolina head coach Mack Brown stands on the sideline during an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. No. 18 North Carolina has plenty of hype with quarterback Sam Howell leading an offense full of returning playmakers for Mack Brown's second season. The Tar Heels open Saturday against Syracuse with a chance to prove the hype is deserved. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell (7) passes the ball against North Carolina State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C. The Tar Heels are No. 18 to start the season and have 10 returning starters back on offense. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, Syracuse's Andre Cisco (7) defends on a play during an NCAA college football game against Duke in Durham, N.C. Cisco was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first-team, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, FIle)