Aer Lingus College Football Classic will be the fifth consecutive year that college football begins its season with a game in Dublin.

College football is going back to Ireland! It was recently announced that the ACC’s North Carolina Tar Heels will face the Big 12’s TCU Horned Frogs in the 2026 edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic,

Bill Belichick's North Carolina will face off against TCU in Dublin, Ireland, to open the 2026 season in the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic, the schools announced on Tuesday. The matchup marks the first international competition for both programs.