UNC Football To Host No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday - Pregame Notes

Posted Oct 3, 2026
UNC welcomes No. 3 Notre Dame to Kenan Stadium on Saturday at noon. It will be Notre Dame's 10th trip to Chapel Hill and first since 2022. Saturday's game will air on ESPN with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor on the call. Sophomore Xavier Lewis leads the nation in sacks per game with 2.0 through Carolina's first three games. (GoHeels.com)

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