All the top sights and sounds from North Carolina vs. TCU in Ireland

For the fifth consecutive year, Week 0 of the college football season boasts a showdown in Ireland, as TCU and North Carolinameet in Dublin on Saturday for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

Could the loser face an Emerald Isle curse? The last four games offer cause for concern among the superstitious. Teams that have lost the Week 0 Dublin game since 2022 have finished their seasons with a collective record of17-31, including two squads that started the next year with a new coach.

The one thing theAer Lingus Classic has consistently delivered over the last four years? Down-to-the-wire football. Last year's "Farmageddon" clash was clinched on a late fourth-down conversion by Iowa State with just over two minutes left, andGeorgia Tech upset then-No. 10 Florida State with a walk-off field goal in 2024. In fact, three of the last four games have been decided by just three points each.

Will the Horned Frogs and Tar Heels deliver another compelling opener? UNC will be in search of revenge after TCU spoiledBill Belichick's first game in Chapel Hill with a rout in the teams' Week 1 meeting last fall. With Ireland's capital in the season-opening spirit, here are the top sights and sounds from around Dublin.

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