ACC scraps football divisions starting in 2023; UNC to face three primary schools each season

Posted Jun 28, 2022
Next season will be the last with Coastal chaos and the two-division football format in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC announced Tuesday a new scheduling model from 2023 until 2026 that eliminates divisions. It designates three primary opponents that teams will play each year — for UNC those are Duke, North Carolina State and Virginia. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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