TCU will be the designated home team for the ... opportunity and memory of a lifetime,” TCU athletic director Mike Buddie said. Iowa State and Kansas State, who are in the Big 12 with TCU ...

TCU and North Carolina will play their 2026 ... opportunity and memory of a lifetime,” TCU athletic director Mike Buddie said. Iowa State and Kansas State, who are in the Big 12 with TCU ...

TCU Horned Frogs head coach Sonny Dykes signals to an official along the sideline during the second half against the Iowa State Cyclones at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, November 26, 2022.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU and North Carolina will play their 2026 opener in Ireland, which will come a year after coach Bill Belichick's debut with the Tar Heels at home against the Horned Frogs.

When TCU formally announced on Tuesday that its 2026 football season opener against North Carolina would be moved from Fort Worth to Ireland, it wasn’t met with the reaction you might think.