UNC Selected To Play Texas A&M In The Orange Bowl Posted Dec 20, 2020 The North Carolina football program was selected on Sunday to play in the Orange Bowl against Texas A&M. This will be the Tar Heels' 35th bowl game and its first appearance in a major bowl game since the 1950 Cotton Bowl. The Orange Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 2 with an 8 p.m. kickoff on ESPN at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (GoHeels.com)