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UNC Football Set For Biggest Official Visit Weekend of the Summer

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General Public Parking and Pre-Paid Public Parking (Pre-paid Parking Available Aug. 14)

Public parking availability and pricing is for standard-sized vehicles. Only one vehicle is allowed per space. Public parking payment is by debit/credit card (VISA, Mastercard, Discover), Apple Pay, or Google Pay.

Pre-Paid Public Parking (reserved) is available for purchase online in advance of the game. Purchase your parking and display phone or printed permit when entering the lot. Pre-paid public parking permits are valid for one-time use and scanned at entry. Parking permit price includes parking cost plus ParkMobile convenience fee. Limit of one permit per transaction, license plate required for purchase.

Parking on game day is $25. Pre-paid parking is $25 (plus ParkMobile convenience fee). Unsold spaces in the pre-paid lots will be made available for purchase on game day.  The following are the Public Parking lots available for pre-purchase, except Jackson and Cardinal decks:

• 440 North Lot
• 700 Hibbard Lot
• Branson Street Lot
• Cardinal Deck (not available for pre-purchase)
• Jackson Deck (not available for pre-purchase)
• Manning Lot
• South Chiller Lot
• System Office Lot

Rams Club Member Parking

• Parking lots throughout campus are designated as reserved  Rams Club Parking  for football game day patrons.
• Reserved lots must be cleared by 8 a.m. on Home Football Saturdays.
• Rams Club parking assignments for athletic events is managed by The Educational Foundation.

For more information on Rams Club member parking, please contact the  Rams Club .

Tar Heel Express Shuttle

Chapel Hill Transit  provides the  Tar Heel Express  shuttle service from local Park and Ride lots to UNC home football games.

• The cost to ride the Tar Heel Express is $5 round-trip or $3 one-way. No parking fee is charged for any Tar Heel Express pick-up lot.
• The Tar Heel Express will no longer serve Airport Drive (Giles Horney Building).
• The Jones Ferry location will not operate this Season.
• Friday Center Park and Ride (beginning 3 hours prior to game time)
• Carolina Coffee Shop (beginning 3 hours prior to game time)
• Southern Village (beginning 1.5 hours prior to game time)
• Following the game, buses run continuously for approximately 45 minutes.

Accessibility Parking and Shuttles

Accessibility Parking is in the Ambulatory Care Lot (ACC) off Mason Farm Road. A Parking Ambassador provides specific parking space options on game day based on vehicle size and patron mobility.

• Accessibility parking is $20 (plus ParkMobile convenience fee) per vehicle via a debit, VISA, Mastercard or Discover card (NO Cash payments).
• Patrons with state (any state) disability permits or license plates may park.
• Patrons with a temporary mobility issue that do not have a state issued disability permit or plate may arrange for a game day disability parking permit by contacting the Transportation and Parking Services at 919-962-3951 or submit requests using the Football Request Form .

Ambulatory Care Lot Game Day Shuttle provides shuttle service from the Ambulatory Care Lot to Kenan Stadium Gates 2 and 6 beginning 3 hours prior to the game and operates until 10 minutes after kick-off.

• Shuttles provide pick-up/drop-off service throughout the lot and deliver to Kenan Stadium Gates 2 & 6.
• Patrons are encouraged to check the shuttle labels before boarding to ensure boarding for “north side” or “south side” shuttle.
• Return shuttle service resumes post-game at Gates 2 & 6 and transport begins as the crowd and traffic allows.
• Emergency ride back is provided during the game by EMS upon request.

Drivers are not allowed to accept gratuities as they are paid to operate the shuttles and provide professional service to our valued event patrons with disabilities.

Pre-Paid Public ADA Parking (reserved) available for purchase online in advance of the game. Purchase your parking and display phone or printed permit when entering the lot. Pre-paid public parking permits valid for one-time use and scanned at entry with state disability permits or license plates. Limit of one permit per transaction, license plate required for purchase. Purchases made with intent to resale may be cancelled and refunded prior to event. Parking permit price includes parking cost plus ParkMobile convenience fee and transaction fee.

$20 (plus ParkMobile convenience fee) Pre-Paid game-day parking is available in the following lots:

Taxi Service Drop-Off and Pick-Up

Taxi services including Uber and Lyft may drop and pick-up passengers along  South Columbia bus lane between Manning Drive and South Road.  In the interest of public safety and other operational concerns, other areas of campus have restricted traffic and road access and taxi services are not allowed.

Access to the stadium is available from the drop-off point via the  Carolina Livery Shuttles  beginning 1.5 hours prior to game time or by using the 5-minute sidewalk / step route between Fordham Hall, the Health Education Center and Genome Sciences Building which connects to the Rams Club pre-game event, the Tar Heel Tailgate in front of Bell Tower Deck and near Gate 5. For a route that provides elevators, try the 7-minute walk to the the bridge which connects to level 4 of the Bell Tower Deck (elevators inside) and descend to the surface and Tailgate area.

Patrons using the  Carolina Livery  Service will be dropped-off / picked-up at the north side of the Stadium at Gate 2.

Charter Bus

Charter Bus Parking is designated on  Bowles Drive  near the Dean E. Smith Center as space allows. Alternate bus parking is located at the Friday Center Park and Ride Lot off NC Highway 54. Bus parking is $40 at the Smith Center and no charge at the  Friday Center Park and Ride  location.

Town of Chapel Hill Parking information is available at  Parking on the Hill .

RV Parking is available at the  Friday Center Park and Ride Lot . Tar Heel Express provides transportation into campus for the game. No public RV parking is available on campus. The following applies to RV game parking:

• RV reservations can be made using the  Football Request Form . Reservations are encouraged 72-hours in advance to guarantee space on game day.
• RVs are expected to keep the number of spaces occupied to a minimum (no more than 7)
• RVs are allowed to park after 6 p.m. on home football Fridays and may remain in the lot until 5 p.m. the Sunday after the home football game on Saturday.
• RVs and their passengers are asked to please clean up all trash prior to departure
• RV parking at the Friday Center is free, but there are no generators or other RV hookups

Football RV parking is for Rams Club members only. The Rams Club is responsible for RV parking assignments in the designated Rams Club RV lot.

The University does not allow any RV parking in main campus or off-campus University parking lots outside of football games.

Employee Parking

Parking lots throughout campus are designated as Reserved Areas for football game day parking and operations.

• Vehicles left in these lots after 8:00 a.m. on game days will be relocated at the owner’s expense.
• Vehicles left in reserved lots on the north side of campus will be relocated to the  Spangler Complex Lot  and vehicles left in south side campus lots will be relocated to the back row of the  Bowles Lot .
• The cost for violating event parking restrictions is a $50 parking citation and a $90-$100 relocation fee. Owners may retrieve vehicles directly from the lots without completing any paperwork.

Parking violations must be paid with 10 calendar days to avoid late fees or appealed to be eligible for appeal consideration. Contact 919-962-8100 if you require assistance in locating your vehicle.

Employee Game Day Parking  is reserved for employees reporting directly to work and  not attending the football game .

• Spaces are available in lots throughout campus for working employees (not for attending the game) who have valid weekday parking permits, UNC Hospitals’ credentials, or Event Employee parking permits.
• Dogwood Deck
• Department Parking Coordinators may request parking permits that will be honored in game day employee lots for temporary or permanent employees reporting for work who  do not have a weekday permit  by using the  Football Request Form .

Traffic may be heavy at times on game days, so plan accordingly when reporting to work. Please have UNC One Card available to present to parking ambassadors.

Student Parking

Student Resident Parking  is only allowed in a few areas across campus on game days. UNC-Chapel Hill housing residents including permit holders in the  Ehringhaus  (K),  Morrison Circle  (L),  Craige  (L) and  Hinton James  (M) lots must relocate vehicles from these lots by 8 a.m. on football Saturdays until 1 hour after the end of the game. Students can relocate to  Manning  lot and/or  Craige Deck .

Commuter Student Parking  is available in  Student Game Day Parking areas on campus to students coming to campus for academic purposes only. Students must have a weekday permit or park prior to the monitor arriving for game operations. Weekday student commuter permits are not honored in reserved game day parking lots.

Graduate Student Parking  is available to students working on experiments/academics on game days by contacting the Parking Coordinator in the respective graduate school, program/department. The Parking Coordinator may request a permit for a graduate student via the  Football Request Form . Event permits of this type are for academic business only and not for game parking.

Traffic Information

Due to the volume of vehicles on home football game days, it is best to plan on traffic delays and follow suggested directions of travel. Traffic is typically heaviest 1.5 hours prior to game time. To avoid campus traffic, game patrons may want to consider park and ride and utilize Tar Heel Express  to get to the stadium. Please heed the signs and directions given by traffic and parking personnel.

Some campus roads are restricted to manage traffic and stadium access prior to and following games. Only emergency vehicle, buses, and patrons with a UNC season football parking permit for the area are allowed access.

For questions regarding transportation and parking on game days, please contact the Transportation and Parking office  using the general information number during normal business hours Monday-Friday.

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UNC Football: A visitor’s guide to tailgating in Chapel Hill

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This weekend, the North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first high-profile home game of the 2022 season. It should be a very exciting game for both Heels and Irish fans alike, as it is always electric in Kenan Stadium when these two teams meet. The game will kick off at 3:30pm/ET, which means there will be plenty of time to enjoy some pre-game festivities on campus, including everybody’s favorite activity: tailgating.

As a Research Triangle local, I’ve gotten to witness people from all over the country move to the area, so this weekend could be your first time navigating Carolina football pre-game festivities. That is why we here at Tar Heel Blog wanted to put together a tailgating guide for anybody unfamiliar with where all of the hot spots are, and also give a rundown of pre-game traditions ran by the school. Let’s begin.

Tailgating Locations

Football fans can arrive on campus as early as 8am to begin tailgating activities at various locations on campus. First, if you would like to set up your tailgate further away from the stadium, the option is available to set up shop at one of the Park and Ride lots, and after you’re done the Tar Heel Express can transport you to Kenan Stadium for the game. It costs $5 for a round-trip, and $3 for a one-way trip. All of the buses drop off along South Road in front of Carmichael Auditorium, and this is also where the shuttle will pick up following the game.

For anybody that prefers to tailgate closer to the stadium, the public parking lots are where you will be able to set up shop. Here are the available lots for the game:

- $5 Cameron-Graham Lot

West Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill 27514

- $10 Cardinal Deck

West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 Jackson Deck

East Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 Hibbard Lot

700 Hibbard Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 South Chiller Lot

342 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 Manning Lot

Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 General Administration Lot (shuttle included 1.5 hours prior - to game time)

910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

- $10 440 North

324 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

It is worth noting that if you would like to set up an RV, you will be able to do so at the Friday Center Park and Ride Lot. There is no public RV parking available on campus, so do keep this in mind when planning for game day.

Finally, there are tailgating festivities that take place at the Kenan Amphitheater, Bell Tower, and surrounding locations. Kenan Pines is also an option available in the historic woods surrounding Kenan Stadium. Let’s discuss these two options a bit further, as these are a bit more unique than the other options.

Tailgating packages

UNC offers a few different tailgating packages for anybody who wants to claim a spot for the full season, for two games, or for individual games. They offer three different packages: Letterman, All American, and Club. These packages vary in how many guests are allowed, the size of the tents, and other tailgating supplies. If you are interested in learning more and would like to explore pricing options, you can check out this link and there are instructions for who you can call for more details.

The other package option is Kenan Pines, but unfortunately the tickets for the Notre Dame game seem to be sold out. Located in the woods surrounding Kenan Stadium, the tailgating experience includes yard games, food and beverages, TVs, and more. There are still tickets available for the Wofford game, so if this experience sounds like something for you, I recommend clicking this link and placing your order as soon as possible.

Pre-game traditions

Once you are done tailgating with your friends and family, there are a few pre-game activities that you should check out. The Bell Tower Walk takes place on the corner of Stadium Drive and South Road two and a half hours before the game. Here you can greet the football team as they follow the Marching Tar Heels and cheerleaders to Kenan football stadium.

Once the Bell Tower Walk is over, check out Tar Heel Town located at Polk Place. There you will find food, music, giveaways, and family activities, and the Marching Tar Heels put on a special performance one hour before every game. Once you’ve had enough food and fun, head on into Kenan Stadium and cheer the Tar Heels to victory!

Experiencing everything there is to offer for Carolina football games is truly a joy each and every Saturday. For Tar Heel fans that are perhaps going to Kenan Stadium for the first time, I hope that this guide was helpful in helping you plan your first tailgating experience. For Notre Dame fans, I hope this helps with your tailgating as well, and if navigating campus becomes too daunting, don’t be afraid to ask for help from someone in Carolina blue! They will be more than happy to help make your game day experience as awesome as possible.

Happy tailgating, and Go Heels!

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UNC Football: Zion Ferguson sets official visit date

By jordan falls | may 10, 2023.

Zion Ferguson, a four-star cornerback in the Class of 2024, has set a date for an official visit with the UNC Football program.

Zion Ferguson announced on his Twitter page yesterday that he would be taking an official visit to the UNC football program next month.

Ferguson is a six-foot cornerback from Gainesville, Georgia. According to  247Sports , he is a three-star cornerback but has a four-star composite rating, ranking as the 24th-best cornerback in the class of 2024.  ESPN Recruiting  has Ferguson as a four-star as well.

This visit may surprise those who follow college football recruiting and the UNC football program closely. Ferguson committed to the LSU program in September of 2022. However, the lack of depth (and production) on the defensive side of the ball for UNC football may have Ferguson reconsidering his decision, who has said that he is keeping his options open despite being committed to the Tigers.

Mack Brown and the UNC football program have been recruiting Ferguson heavily even after his commitment. In March, Ferguson went on a tour of visiting schools, including a visit to LSU and a visit to Chapel Hill . Now, it appears he would like to re-visit the UNC football program for a weekend as he will be visiting from June 23 thru June 25.

Other schools that are involved in Ferguson recruitment are Arkansas, Auburn, Michigan, and Oregon. Pursuing Ferguson after his commitment to LSU is showing him other schools are still interested, and if for any reason LSU were to let up on their recruitment, anyone could slide in and flip the talented four-star corner to their program.

LSU has talent and depth on the defensive side of the ball that the UNC football program doesn’t have when recruiting for the 2024 class. Could that impact Ferguson? Can Mack Brown add talent to a secondary lacking depth?

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Duke Football Saves Date for Potential End of Rivalry Losing Streak

Matt giles | sep 17, 2024.

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First-year Duke football head coach Manny Diaz, whose 2019-21 stint at Miami coincided with the first three years in Mack Brown's return to the UNC football throne, is 0-3 as a head coach against the Tar Heels. Those losses include a 62-26 letdown in 2020 following his then-No. 9 Hurricanes' 48-0 blowout win over David Cutcliffe's Blue Devils and 8-1 start to their season.

Meanwhile, the Duke football program's losing streak against UNC has grown to five. Moreover, Mack Brown has prevailed 13 straight times in the rivalry, spanning four Blue Devil head coaches (Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Fred Goldsmith, Barry Wilson) since falling at home to Steve Spurrier and his bunch, 41-0, in 1989.

Diaz's Blue Devils get their shot to reclaim the Victory Bell when Brown's Tar Heels arrive on Sept. 28 for a Saturday bout in Wallace Wade Stadium.

And as of Monday, the 2024 Duke-UNC kickoff time and broadcast network are set: 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Duke football advised Blue Devil fans to "Mark those calendars":

Mark those calendars 🚨 pic.twitter.com/CTNziC1gqS — Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) September 16, 2024

Entering its road battle against Middle Tennessee State (1-2, 0-1 Conference USA) at 4 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPNU), Duke football is off to a 3-0 start (0-0 ACC) in the Manny Diaz era. Most recently, the Blue Devils displayed a refuse-to-lose mentality in Saturday night's 26-21 home victory over UConn after pulling off a perseverant 26-20 road win in double overtime at Northwestern in Week 2.

As for Brown's 16th team in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels are also 3-0 (0-0 ACC). They won at Minnesota in Week 1 before taking care of business at home against Charlotte and NC Central. UNC squares off against visiting James Madison (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) in Kenan Stadium at noon ET Saturday (ACC Network).

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As North Carolina gets ready for spring practices on the football field, it will be a new-look Tar Heels’ roster going into the 2024 season. Quarterback Drake Maye is among the players departing the program as he’s headed to the NFL draft and now UNC will look to continue their streak of good quarterback play dating back to Sam Howell from the 2019 season.

And while there will be a roster battle for 2024, the future of the position is very important as well.

Mack Brown and North Carolina received good news regarding one player that is considering the program as quarterback prospect Brady Hart has locked in some Spring visits. And one of those is North Carolina.

Here is what Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports wrote on Hart’s recruitment and the visits he has lined up:

Beginning this coming week he’ll be at UCF on March 11, Penn State on March 14, Ohio State on March 19, LSU on March 25, Miami on April 6, North Carolina on April 9 and Florida State on April 16. “Excited to see these campuses!” Hart added. “And narrow my list of schools down!”

Hart is a Florida native and one of the best prospects out of the state as a 2026 recruit.

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Hart has 15 offers so far in his recruitment including one from North Carolina. There’s a long way to go until Hart makes a decision in his recruitment but it’s a good sign that UNC is involved this early.

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