Virginia (1-0) blew out Coastal Carolina, 48-7; NC State (1-0) opened with a 24-17 win over East Carolina, and won its last three meetings with the Cavaliers.
Florida State accomplished something no team had done before them in 1999, going wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in all three polls en route to a title.
Texas Southern (0-1) dropped its opener to Prairie View A&M, 22-21; Cal (1-0) defeated Oregon State, 34-15, behind three TDs from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
Florida claimed victories against North Carolina in 12 of 13 meetings from 1985 to 2017, losing once and winning the final matchup on Sept. 3, 2017, 3-0.