Yesterday reports had surfaced that Cal had reached an agreement on a future series with a school from the Big 12. A day later, that’s been confirmed -- as has one with an ACC program.
In a release, Cal announced that as reported, a home-and-home series with TCU has been agreed upon. The Horned Frogs will travel to Berkeley on Sept. 5, 2020, while the Golden Bears return the favor in Fort Worth on Sept. 11, 2021.
Additionally, Cal has scheduled a future home-and-home with North Carolina. The Tar Heels will play host to the Bears on Sept. 2, 2017, and then play on the road in Berkeley on Sept. 1, 2018
“We are excited to be able to add a pair of quality opponents to our upcoming football schedule,” interim athletic director Mike Williams said in a statement. “We want to provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to play teams that compete on a high level nationally, and both North Carolina and TCU fit that objective. We also believe our fans will appreciate being able to see new opponents visit Berkeley where we can showcase the campus and California Memorial Stadium.”
Cal has faced neither team in football.
For UNC, the Cal series will replace the Ohio State home-and-home, which was cancelled after the Big Ten expanded its league schedule from eight to nine games. That series had been scheduled in November of 2011.
“Our non-conference football schedule over the next several years includes matchups against opponents from the SEC (South Carolina), Big Ten (Illinois), Pac-12 (California) and Notre Dame,” said UNC AD Bubba Cunningham. “The Big Ten’s move to nine conference games each year beginning in 2016 resulted in the cancellation of our series with Ohio State, which was scheduled for 2017 and 2018. Coach (Larry) Fedora and I will continue to look to add exciting matchups both in Kenan Stadium and on the road as we complete our future schedules.”