Whether you follow one North Carolina college football team, all 33 programs or anything in between, this is your starting point on game weekends.
NC Football News Game Day Central will get your ready for the action, bringing together the weekend schedule, scoreboard links, TV and streaming info, game previews, team pages, conference standings, key storylines and postgame recaps in one place.
Start Here: This Week in North Carolina College Football
Game Day Central updates for the 2026 season will begin in August. Each week, this page will point readers to the full schedule, scoreboard, TV listings, previews and postgame coverage.
Game Day Links
- Find 2026 North Carolina College Football Schedules by Team
- North Carolina College Football Scoreboard
- North Carolina College Football Teams by Division
- Games Archive
- Conference Standings
- Statewide Standings
- Small-College Saturdays Newsletter (coming soon)
Game Day Central: What to Watch This Weekend
The 2026 college football season kicks off with three days of “Week 0” action on Thursday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Aug. 29. Here are storylines to follow as the full Week 0 schedule emerges:
- UNC, NC State playing international games (UNC-TCU in Ireland; NCSU-Virginia in Brazil)
- Wingate visiting UNC Pembroke in marquee in-state D2 game
- Lenoir-Rhyne hosting Virginia Union in a Friday night rematch of the 2024 playoffs
- Kris McCullough coaching era at Gardner-Webb kicking off with trip to preseason top-15 Austin Peay
- Highly anticipated WCU season opening at refurbished Whitmire Stadium (vs. Eastern Kentucky)
After the Games: Recaps, Scores and What It Means
After games go final, this section will connect you to updated scoreboards, quick recaps, deeper takeaways and statewide analysis.
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