What Belichick’s ex-players are saying about coach’s shocking UNC move originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston In a stunning development, legendary New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will head to Chapel Hill to lead the North Carolina Tar Heels football program. Belichick finalized a five-year deal to become UNC’s next head coach, the school announced Wednesday. The six-time Super …

The multi-day melodrama that played out between Bill Belichick and North Carolina blunted a bit of the shock of the Tar Heels hiring the 72-year-old, six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, but industry consensus was nonetheless stunned/shocked/surprised as the two sides barreled closer to the goal-line. The news finally saw daylight Wednesday. North Carolina officially announced Belichick as coach Dec. 11, with …

Bill Belichick is doing something only one other Super Bowl-winning coach has ever done. The six-time Super Bowl winner is set to take over as the head coach at North Carolina. Belichick has spent this season out of coaching after parting ways with the Patriots following the 2023 season. When North Carolina kicks off its 2025 season on Aug. 30 …

Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski answer questions from the local news media during the first press conferences for the 2023 football season on August 1, 2023. Texas Longhorns Defensive Coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski has been named one of the top five finalists for the Broyles Award, recognizing the best assistant coach in college football. The Broyles Award committee revealed the …

© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images North Carolina has hired Bill Belichick as its next head coach and while many top prospects will be intrigued to play for the eight-time Super Bowl champion, six as a head coach, he will still have to pick up the phone and make some recruiting calls. Here should be the first five: MORE GORNEY: Prospects will …

Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick is set to take over at North Carolina, bringing perhaps the greatest professional coach in history to a new frontier. Belichick is the all-time leader with six Super Bowl wins and one of only three coaches — along with Don Shula and George Halas — to win more than 300 games in the NFL.  However, …

Getty North Carolina made a significant financial commitment to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill.  UNC and the 72-year old Belichick agreed to a five-year deal, the school announced. Terms of the deal have not been released yet, but The Athletic had originally reported the deal was in the ballpark of $10 million annually. That would be …

Oct 5, 2024; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Beavers offensive lineman Luka Vincic (63) and long snapper Jackson Robertson (40) watch a game tying field goal that forced overtime during the fourth quarter against the Colorado State Rams at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images Michigan State might be tapping into a familiar well via the transfer portal, hosting …

The news of Bill Belichick reportedly becoming the new head coach at North Carolina rather than pursuing one of the NFL coaching openings has shaken the sports world. Belichick going to Chapel Hill, with reports of him agreeing to a three-year deal, is surprising for a variety of reasons. The presumption was that the six-time Super Bowl winner (with two …

Getty Images Rich Rodriguez appears to be on the verge of returning to West Virginia, CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd confirms. Rodriguez, who has been at Jacksonville State for the past three seasons, coached the Mountaineers from 2001-07, winning four Big East titles in the process.  During that span, he amassed a 60-26 record with a 34-14 mark in conference play …

Getty North Carolina made a significant financial commitment to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill albeit with a shorter- than-industry-standard contract length. UNC and the 72-year old Belichick agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract, according to The Athletic. That is a significant financial upgrade from the $5 million UNC paid Mack Brown, a national championship-winning coach, …

The 2025 SEC football schedule will be released Wednesday via the SEC Network and ESPN. The week-by-week SEC schedule will be released at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Wednesday, with the conference opponents already known. Each team will play the same conference opponents as this past season, but with the home and away flipped from 2024. Here is the 2025 …

© Bob Breidenbach / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images You thought Deion Sanders at Colorado was fun and different for college football? Just wait until you see Bill Belichick at North Carolina. Everyone in Chapel Hill should send holiday cards to Robert Kraft for pushing Belichick out of New England and to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank for choosing …

Life for Preston Stone is a little busy at the moment. He’s preparing for four finals ahead of his graduation from SMU with a finance degree. He’s helping the Mustangs get ready for a College Football Playoff game against Penn State. Then there’s that whole transfer portal thing, with schools lighting up Stone’s phone since his official entry Tuesday evening. …

Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season, a week that is synonymous with the start of Fantasy football postseasons. Fortunately for you, we’ve got a rundown of every team’s injury report so you know who to start ahead of this week’s games.  Even if you’re not a Fantasy football player (or unfortunately did not make your league’s postseason), there …