UNC to play UConn in Boston’s Fenway Bowl at iconic baseball stadium :: WRALSportsFan.com
North Carolina will play in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28 against the UConn Huskies, the team announced on Sunday afternoon.
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. at Boston’s historic Fenway Park, home of baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
The Tar Heels and the Huskies have met three times in football, but the two most recent games were vacated as part of NCAA violations. UNC won all three contests, the most recent played on Sept. 9, 2009.
The Tar Heels finished the season with a 6-6 record after losing their regular-season finale to rival NC State.
North Carolina is still in search of a head coach after firing coach Mack Brown in November. Tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will serve as the interim head coach while the school looks for a replacement.
North Carolina has been to 38 bowls with a 15-23 record in those games. During Brown’s second term in Carolina, which began in the 2019 season, UNC went to a bowl game in every season, but has lost four in a row.
Source: wralsportsfan.com