Half a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL’s greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the “33rd NFL Program” in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed. …
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Despite Monday night’s season-opening debacle against TCU, Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team has plenty of winnable games on the 2025 schedule. It continues on Saturday night at Charlotte, where the betting line has quickly dipped from UNC by 21.5 points to the Tar Heels by 13.5. Next up, UNC hosts Richmond before traveling to UCF. Then comes a bye, followed …
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The fans tuned in for Bill Belichick. The scouts came for TCU. And the game showed that watching the Frog Horns’ talent was the right call. ESPN’s Pete Thamel noted how the Tar Heels had a “talent deficit” and that NFL talent evaluators came to watch TCU during Monday’s 48-14 beatdown in Chapel Hill, N.C., in coach Bill Belichick’s college …
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It seems that Bill Belichick has officially launched his college football career, and though the Tar Heels were thumped 48–14 against TCU, it was not the football that went viral. It was his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, who’s 24, that seemed to become the program’s unofficial face after being spotted chatting up legendary coach Bill Belichick during UNC’s season opener. And …
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After nine months of anticipation, Bill Belichick’s college debut started with pregame hype and hope and a pristine opening drive. It ended with North Carolina fans heading for the exits in the third quarter Monday night and questions about whether the legendary NFL coach can avoid an ugly first season. TCU pummeled the Tar Heels 48-14, …
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Chapel Hill, N.C. — North Carolina’s high-point moment in its first game under coach Bill Belichick came early. A festive pregame atmosphere led to a roar from the crowd at kickoff. And a season-opening drive moved at a crisp pace to the end zone. After that, well, Monday night’s hyped-up debut turned into a romp by TCU – along with …
Read More »The Bill Belichick honeymoon at North Carolina lasted exactly one possession. TCU scored 41 unanswered points on the way to a 48-14 win over North Carolina in Belichick’s first game as head coach. The Tar Heels opened the game with an impressive touchdown drive and promptly got overrun by the Horned Frogs until the game was out of reach. Advertisement …
Read More »CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When the general assembly decided to build a state university here 235 years ago, they named the town for a church built by the British. The little chapel on the hill was actually called New Hope. Advertisement Though the site has been knocked down and built over in the subsequent centuries, the spirit of that name …
Read More »CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Belichick’s first run as a college coach at North Carolina started fast only to end in a blowout loss. The NFL coaching great took the field Monday night for his college debut with the Tar Heels against TCU, sporting a familiar look from the pro sideline with a gray hoodie — only this one …
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Things started hot for the Tar Heels. It then cooled off, quickly. After taking a 7-0 lead on an opening-drive touchdown during which TCU couldn’t stop the UNC offense, North Carolina has become borderline catatonic when it has the ball. TCU, in contrast, has scored 20 unanswered points. The Horned Frogs lead at the break, 20-7. North Carolina quarterback Gio …
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