The quarterback battle at North Carolina has received a new update as the 2025 season is right around the corner.

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.

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.

Steve Belichick will receive a base salary of $1.3 million, making him the highest-paid assistant on UNC football’s staff.

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