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The jokes seem to write themselves for Bill Belichick’s disastrous UNC tenure. The California Golden Bears mocked the beleaguered North Carolina head coach after sealing a 21-18 victory over the Tar Heels on Friday night at California Memorial Stadium, while the student section poked fun at the 73-year-old’s relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson. Trailing by three in the final minutes, …

The Athletic has live coverage of No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Georgia. from Saturday’s college football action. BERKELEY, Calif. — North Carolina may have fumbled away its best chance at an ACC win in Bill Belichick’s first season. By less than a half-yard. The Tar Heels, who had been blown out in their first three games against Power …

In a plot twist that feels like it was straight out of an HBO series, a bombshell report on Bill Belichick’s North Carolina football program was revealed that may have exposed a betrayal on his own staff. Several months ago, sports journalist Pablo Torre reported that the school had internally decided to bar Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson from being involved …

Thursday night’s matchup between the Steelers and Bengals turned into the shootout that no one was expecting. The game that had been dubbed the “Icy Hot Bowl” and “Unc Bowl” for the veteran quarterbacks leading both teams—41-year-old Aaron Rodgers with Pittsburgh and 40-year-old Joe Flacco with Cincinnati—turned into an offensive showcase, with the Bengals ultimately leaving with a 33–31 victory. …

The Bill Belichick experiment at North Carolina isn’t going according to plan, and ESPN is starting to take notice. When the six-time Super Bowl champion took over at Chapel Hill, ESPN treated it like a major event. The network gave his coaching debut primetime real estate on Labor Day Monday, hoping Belichick could deliver the same ratings magic Deion Sanders …

Despite reports suggesting that Bill Belichick and North Carolina might be heading for a divorce very soon, the Tar Heels head coach is apparently not planning to go anywhere. Per Sean Neumann of People, one person close to Belichick said he has “never” considered invoking his buyout options to leave North Carolina. “Bill was never looking into buyouts for UNC,” …

After five games of his redshirt senior season, UNC running back Caleb Hood on Friday announced he would “retire from football.” Hood has 16 carries for 44 yards and a touchdown so far this season, and his decision comes as other players on the team and the UNC-Chapel Hill administration are closing ranks in support of head coach Bill Belichick. The …

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is not looking into a possible exit strategy for football coach Bill Belichick, two high-level sources with the university told WRAL News on Thursday. While Belichick says he’s ‘fully committed’ to UNC and the university has backed him, WRAL has reported on the football program’s divided locker room. WRAL looked at the specifics …

The statements released Wednesday night by Bill Belichick and North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham aren’t convincing many that all is well in Chapel Hill. The pair put out terse statements as rumors swirl about the university already exploring a possible “exit strategy” just five games into Belichick’s tenure, as the 73-year-old coach, whose 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson has been …

Amid a disastrous start to the season and rampant speculation about his future, Bill Belichick and North Carolina reportedly aren’t paying attention to the outside noise. On Thursday’s episode of Get Up, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Belichick and UNC officials “don’t believe” the rumors “floating around” right now. “There’s a lot of chatter out there right now, and I’ve been …