Tar Heels to open ACC play vs. Boston College Saturday Posted Jan 6, 2012 North Carolina (13-2) will open 2011-12 Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Boston College (5-9) in the Smith Center in the first conference game of the season for each team. The game will be televised by the syndicated ACC Network of stations. Tim Brant (play-by-play) and Mike Gminski (analyst) will have the call. (Tar Heel Blue)