Bill Belichick, an eight-time Super Bowl champion—six times as a head coach and two times as an assistant—being named the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels was one of the biggest storylines of the offseason. He is taking over for Mack Brown, who has had an impressive collegiate coaching career.

On the morning of December 12th, Bubba Cunningham, the athletic director at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, sent the football team’s equipment manager to pick up a U.N.C. sweatshirt with removable sleeves. He asked his wife to go to Goodwill and buy a suit jacket. Cut the sleeves off, he texted her, then added, “ (Seriously).”

On Labor Day, North Carolina will take on TCU in the highly anticipated college coaching debut of Bill Belichick in front of a sold-out crowd at Kenan Stadium T

After spending last season in the media spotlight with weekly appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show” and ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” ManningCast, Belichick now appears set to return to his old-school ways, keeping a low profile away from national attention.

From Chapel Hill dreams to postseason nightmares, UNC’s 2025 football season could go in three directions. Here’s what Bill Belichick and the Heels are up against. Here’s an interesting and thought-provoking question: How many games do you think North Carolina can win in the 2025 season?

Belichick spent 24 seasons in New England, winning six Super Bowls alongside future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, before exiting the franchise in January 2024. He pivoted to sports media opportunities after missing out on the NFL hiring cycle.