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North Carolina fans have had enough of Bill Belichick. Fans were seen leaving Kenan Stadium en masse before halftime of the Tar Heels’ 38-10 blowout loss to Clemson on Saturday. With two minutes left in the second quarter — and North Carolina already down 35-3 — the ESPN broadcast panned to dozens of fans walking from emptying stands in disappointment. …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The only question by halftime Saturday was who would enjoy Bill Belichick’s latest loss more: former Tar Heels coach Mack Brown or Patriots owner Robert Kraft? North Carolina’s disastrous start to Belichick’s head coaching tenure continued with a 38-10 loss to Clemson, in which the Tigers scored on a double pass on the game’s first play …

On Saturday, it was another non-FCS opponent for Bill Belichick and North Carolina. And it ended in another blowout loss. Clemson won in Chapel Hill, 38-10. After the game, Belichick said there won’t be wholesale changes to the lineup. “The main thing we need to do is to keep doing what we’re doing but do them better,” Belichick said, via …

Getty Images It hasn’t taken long for Bill Belichick’s much-anticipated first season at North Carolina to fly off the rails. The Tar Heels have yet to beat a Power Four opponent, and that doesn’t look likely to change Saturday as they struggle mightily in their ACC opener against an equally lackluster Clemson team. Not only has North Carolina failed to …

David HaleOct 4, 2025, 05:29 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The stands at Kenan Stadium were nearly empty long before halftime, and the fervor that surrounded the hiring of Bill Belichick at North Carolina has, in the span of just five games, devolved into exasperation …

A new lawsuit alleges that the University of North Carolina and its board of trustees illegally hired football coach Bill Belichick behind closed doors.  The lawsuit, filed Monday by former UNC administrator Chris Clemens and lawyer David McKenzie, also accuses the public institution of hiding discussions about potential conference realignment — highlighting a “pattern and practice” by UNC to conceal …

Any hopes that North Carolina would “figure it out” were dashed on Saturday thanks to a 34-9 drubbing at the hands of UCF. It was a performance indicative not only of everything wrong in this new era of Tar Heel football, but with Bill Belichick himself. A man who seemingly always had an answer in the NFL is completely lost …

Jordon Hudson’s pep talk to Bill Belichick was clearly not enough for his Tar Heels on Saturday. Shortly before UNC’s blowout 34-9 loss to Central Florida, Hudson, 24, was seen in high heels on the sidelines of FBC Mortgage Stadium, seemingly giving Belichick, 73, some words of wisdom before the game. It’s unclear what was exactly said during the couple’s …

For the second time in his brief tenure as North Carolina head coach, Bill Belichick got blown out today. This time it was at the hands of UCF, which whipped Belichick’s North Carolina team 34-9. UCF jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Belichick’s record at North Carolina is now 2-2, but the …

When Bill Belichick puts his two-game college winning streak (after beating a couple of FCS schools) on the line today, he’ll see a familiar face on the other sideline. UCF coach Scott Frost played for Belichick for two years with the Jets, from 1998 to 1999. A third-round pick in the 1998 draft, Frost moved from quarterback to defensive back. …