Though even with Gronkowski likely not there, the Tar Heels will have plenty of fans in attendance because, according to On3's Brett McMurphy, they sold out all season and single-game tickets at home on Wednesday, which was the earliest they'd done so in program history.

Many of the initial questions surrounding North Carolina’s hiring of new head coach Bill Belichick had to do with recruiting in the new-age college football world: How would the persnickety former NFL skipper adjust to connecting with high schoolers?

It's fair to wonder how long it's been since the University of North Carolina was the talk of the ACC football world.