The Week in UNC Football: Chase Rice Returns, Hall of Fame Tar Heels, UNC vs. Notre Dame History

Posted Oct 3, 2026
This week in UNC Football unites the program’s past and present as North Carolina prepares to host Notre Dame. One familiar Tar Heel returning to Chapel Hill is Chase Rice, who will perform as part of the Chapel Thrill Game Day concert series. Before becoming a country music singer and songwriter, Rice was a linebacker at Carolina from 2005-08. (Tar Heel Blue)

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