By WRAL staff reports

Bill Belichick’s first game at North Carolina will be a spotlight game on Labor Day. NC State, too, starts its season in primetime.

The Tar Heels’ opener against the Big 12’s TCU will be played Monday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, the ACC announced Thursday. Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as head coach of the New England Pariots, will be making his college coaching debut — and is sure to be a central storyline.

NC State’s home game against rival ECU will be Thursday, Aug. 28. It marks the second straight game between the in-state foes. The Pirates defeated the Wolfpack 26-21 in the Military Bowl in December, a game marred by a fight in the final seconds.

The league announced its games for Week 0 and Week 1 of the 2025 season, a lineup that spans five days and includes some big matchups for the ACC: Syracuse vs. Tennessee in Atlanta, Clemson vs. LSU, Florida State vs. Alabama, Georgia Tech vs. Colorado, Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina and Notre Dame at Miami.

Duke, coming off a nine-win season under first-year coach Manny Diaz, opens its season on Saturday, Aug. 30 at home against Elon.

The league announced conference openers for all teams Friday afternoon.

The full league schedule will be released Monday.

ACC schedule

Saturday, Aug. 23
Stanford at Hawaii

Thursday, Aug. 28
East Carolina at NC State

Friday, Aug. 29
Kennesaw State at Wake Forest

Saturday, Aug. 30
Alabama at Florida State
California at Oregon State
Georgia Tech at Colorado
LSU at Clemson
Syracuse vs Tennessee (in Atlanta)
Coastal Carolina at Virginia
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
Elon at Duke
Duquesne at Pitt
East Texas A&M at SMU
Fordham at Boston College

Sunday, Aug. 31
South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech (in Atlanta)
Notre Dame at Miami, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Sept. 1
TCU at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Sept. 11
NC State at Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 13
Boston College at Stanford
Clemson at Georgia Tech

Saturday, Sept. 20
NC State at Duke
Syracuse at Clemson
Stanford at Virginia

Friday, Sept. 26
Florida State at Virginia

Saturday, Sept. 27
Cal at Boston College
Louisville at Pitt
Virginia Tech at NC State

Saturday, Oct. 4
Miami at Florida State
Clemson at North Carolina
Syracuse at SMU

Source: wralsportsfan.com