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Bill Belichick has added another familiar piece to his formidable North Carolina football staff for 2025. In what has been a busy, but productive offseason for the Tar Heels’ newly-hired head coach, he continues to push the program in a winning direction, bringing in one of his former New England Patriots players in All-Pro linebacker […]

Bill Belichick and North Carolina football aren’t just pursuing 2026 talent. The new Tar Heels head coach secured a major early recruiting victory for the 2027 class out in California. Already proving he’s thinking ahead on the recruiting trail. The new UNC head coach swooped up dynamic West Coast talent Skylar Robinson Saturday morning. The […]

Duke and North Carolina will meet on Feb. 1 for the first time in the 2024-2025 college basketball season, and Bill Belichick wants to ensure the Tar Heels’ students enjoy it. To enhance students’ viewing experience, the new UNC football coach will buy all of North Carolina’s fraternities pizza on game day. The fraternities learned […]

North Carolina football head coach Bill Belichick has been busy on the recruiting trail since accepting the job with the Tar Heels, and he recently landed a third quarterback for the 2025 recruiting class. Having three QBs in one class is definitely rare, but the bigger story regarding this recruit is the fact that he […]

Bill Belichick has North Carolina football going coast-to-coast with pursuing high-profile recruits. He’s now got the Tar Heels courting a fast-rising California linebacker. One already offered by College Football Playoff qualifier Tennessee plus USC. Isaiah Phelps of Pacifica High School in Oxnard revealed UNC as his latest offer, which he announced on his X page. […]

Even the teacher is still the student, and that’s the case for North Carolina football head coach, Bill Belichick. After spending the past season in retirement, he began to weigh his options. Belichick wanted to coach but wasn’t sure where to go. There weren’t many NFL head coaching vacancies at the time. So, he thought […]

In an unexpected and heartfelt move from EA Sports, late North Carolina football player Tylee Craft was added to “College Football 25” in the video game’s most recent update. Word of the update got back to former UNC head coach Mack Brown, who shared his appreciation to EA on X, along with a screenshot of […]

Bill Belichick is already aggressively pursuing some of the nation’s best 2026 prospects for North Carolina football. That includes a five-star from his hometown of Nashville, who Belichick surprised with an early home visit. Nashville Christian quarterback Jared Curtis revealed the eight-time Super Bowl winning head coach stepped inside his household, per Hayes Fawcett of […]

The North Carolina football team moved on from head coach Mack Brown after a subpar 2024 campaign, and the Tar Heels hired former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to be his replacement. There were some rumors spreading after the hire about Belichick being interested in NFL openings, but he has now signed his […]

There was some concern among North Carolina football fans recently as rumors spread about Bill Belichick receiving some interest from the NFL. He had accepted the job with the Tar Heels, but his contract hadn’t been signed yet. Because of that, even more rumors started to surface about Belichick potentially wanting to take an NFL […]

New North Carolina football head coach Bill Belichick already had a quarterback committed in his 2025 recruiting class, but he added another one on Tuesday. Three-star QB Au’Tori Newkirk is the latest player to commit to the Tar Heels, and he gives this class a slight boost in the rankings. “BREAKING 2025 QB Au’Tori Newkirk […]

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick continues to round out his staff with prominent names, this time bringing in veteran NFL scout Frantzy Jourdain as part of the Tar Heels’ player personnel staff. First broken by CBS Sports/Inside Carolina, Jourdain becomes the sixth member of the program’s Support Staff, which is led by North Carolina […]

North Carolina football continues to add talent to “Chapel Bill,” the newest moniker for the Bill Belichick era. Except the Tar Heels’ newest defender Thaddeus Dixon shares a Washington connection with the new head coach’s son. The former Huskies cornerback Dixon joined UNC through the transfer portal, per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com Saturday. Newton worked […]

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick recently accepted the head coaching job with the North Carolina football team. Belichick was looking for an NFL job last offseason, but there were no takers despite his roaring success with the Patriots. However, after accepting the job with the Tar Heels, there was reportedly some interest […]

With rumors coming out the past few weeks about NFL teams reaching out to Bill Belichick, some more news recently came out about his contract with North Carolina football, according to CBS Sports insider Jonathan Jones. “Bill Belichick does not have a signed contract at UNC, which is not uncommon in college but does introduce […]

After the stunning decision to make the jump down to the college ranks, Bill Belichick is filling out his coaching staff for his first season with North Carolina football in 2025. As expected, the staff includes a ton of NFL experience and his son, Steve Belichick, calling the defense. On Wednesday, Belichick made two more […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ ongoing quest to rectify their playoff failures will carry on with a new head coach next season. Management and Mike McCarthy could not agree on the length for a potential new contract, bringing about an official end to the latter’s run with America’s Team. The franchise’s search for a 10th HC will […]

Much of the conversation around the North Carolina football program is if Bill Belichick is staying or will leave for the NFL. However, Michael Lombardi debunked those claims, according to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini on X. Lombardi said Belichick is “completely committed, 1,000% committed” to the Tar Heels. Lombardi also mentioned about the NFL rumors […]

The North Carolina football program has Bill Belichick as their head coach, and he’s building out his team. North Carolina football gave Belichick $20 million. They also gave him the power to build his coaching staff. As a result, Belichick is targeting a prominent high school coach for his assistant job, according to Matt Zenitz […]

Bill Belichick is clearly getting with the times, now that he’s the North Carolina football head coach. He can now reach out to future Tar Heels recruits via X. That’s not a typo. Belichick finally created an account, which he announced on The Pat McAfee Show Monday. Fans and aspiring college football recruits can now […]

The North Carolina football team moved on from head coach Mack Brown at the end of the season, and they are now being led by former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Belichick is now getting his staff ready for the 2025 season, and one person that he is targeting is former Patriots head […]

After Bill Belichick spent nearly a quarter century on the sidelines as head coach of the New England Patriots and 48 years overall as an NFL coach, it may be hard to picture him coaching University of North Carolina football. The new Tar Heels head coach is out on the recruiting trail and there’s now […]

With Bill Belichick officially taking over as the head coach of the North Carolina football program, his task is now to put together a staff to get ready for the 2025 season, and he elaborated on his vision for his staff and gave a timeline for when it would start taking shape during an appearance […]

North Carolina football is set for the Fenway Bowl against UConn on Saturday, but it looks like the program’s new head coach won’t be in attendance. Bill Belichick is respectfully keeping the 2024-25 Tar Heels at arm’s length until they conclude their season. “I think it’s been really exciting,” UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham told […]

North Carolina looks to cap their season with a bowl win as they face UConn. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a UConn-North Carolina prediction and pick. UConn-North Carolina Last Game – Matchup History UConn comes into the game sitting at 8-4 on the year. They opened up just 1-2 […]

When discussions between North Carolina and Bill Belichick first hit the news cycle, the former New England Patriots head coach had an alleged clause in his contract that stated he would hand the program down to his son, Steve Belichick, once he retired. However, with Bill Belichick’s son the defensive coordinator for Washington football, the […]

One of the biggest mysteries of this college football offseason is how Bill Belichick is going to rebuild the roster at North Carolina in the transfer portal. Belichick shocked the college football world when he accepted the job to move to the college ranks in Chapel Hill, and now he has begun his reclamation project. […]

North Carolina football is adding past Alabama Crimson Tide representation. This additionally means Bill Belichick just lured in a former Nick Saban recruit. The new Tar Heels head coach added towering and powerful offensive tackle Miles McVay from the transfer portal, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports Thursday. The 6-foot-6, 350-pound McVay comes to Chapel Hill […]

North Carolina football now has its first experienced quarterback addition in the Bill Belichick era. And Belichick’s new QB find in the portal is an intriguing one given his past, plus his father’s NFL ties. Ryan Browne is going from Purdue to North Carolina, with Hayes Fawcett of On3.com reporting the move Thursday evening. Belichick […]

North Carolina football just secured a massive victory over its southern neighbor South Carolina. All thanks to a poaching attempt by new head coach Bill Belichick. The Tar Heels lured in former Gamecocks tight end Connor Cox Wednesday, per transfer portal insider Hayes Fawcett of On3.com. Cox emerges as the third portal addition through the […]

Lawrence Taylor emerged as one of the greatest, if not the greatest defensive player in NFL history under Bill Belichick’s coaching when he was the defensive coordinator under Bill Parcells with the New York Giants, and now the two are tied together again, as Belichick is now the head coach of the North Carolina football […]

Ron Rivera knows a thing or two about being a great coach and achieving success at the NFL level. The 62-year-old is best known for leading both the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders as the head coach of both franchises. It was with the Panthers where he won the NFL Coach of the Year award […]

With all of the news surrounding Bill Belichick joining North Carolina football, the former New England Patriots head coach had another shot taken at him by a former player. Ross Tucker went on the Dan Patrick Show and explained why he believes Belichick will not coach a single game for the Tar Heels. “Looking at […]

It’s still a little bit surreal to see Bill Belichick donning the Carolina Blue as the head coach of the North Carolina football team, but he didn’t have much time to settle in. Just days after being hired and doing all of his introductory duties, Belichick is already starting g to rebuild the Tar Heels’ […]

New North Carolina football head coach Bill Belichick made his first appearance on The Pat McAfee Show since officially accepting the job, and he detailed what it has been like in his first week on the job as he tries to put together a roster for next season. “You know what, I feel like it’s […]

North Carolina football has newly reenergized recruiting momentum in this new era led by Bill Belichick. The newest head coach already won over one longtime UNC verbal commit, four-star quarterback Bryce Baker. But Belichick’s hire has attracted one more four-star — this one a transfer portal talent from Texas. Former Longhorns linebacker Derion Gullette has […]

If you told North Carolina football fans a few months ago that Bill Belichick would be their next head coach, they’d probably have laughed in your face. No fortune teller or bold sports predictor could have possibly envisioned arguably the greatest NFL head coach in league history making the jump to college football—let alone to […]

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick is starting to fill out his staff. Belichick is looking at hiring Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Scott Turner, per NFL Network. If hired, Turner would be calling plays for the North Carolina offense. One note: #Raiders OC Scott Turner has emerged as a top target to become Bill […]

Six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick received his official introduction as the new head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday afternoon, and it didn’t take long after that for the 72-year-old coaching legend to get to work. No onboarding, no orientation, no holiday break. Instead, Belichick made sure to hold onto […]