As college football's 2025 transfer portal cycle works through January, the winter window is in the books with North Carolina front and center among 247Sports' five burning questions. The Tar Heels entered Tuesday at No.

With the contact period underway, North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick is making his first rounds on the recruiting trail since taking over in Chapel Hill. While it’s still taking some getting used to,

Oregon Ducks offensive analyst Matt Lombardi is expected to become an assistant coach on Bill Belichick's staff with the North Carolina Tar Heels. Lombardi spent just one year with the Ducks.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's new head football coach Bill Belichick is making the rounds recruiting in the Tarheel State.

Bill Belichick – yes, really: the 72-year-old who coached the NFL’s New England Patriots to a record six Super Bowl championships – will be the next head football coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, the school announced Wednesday night. A five-year contract for Belichick is expected to be approved by UNC’s Board of Trustees on Thursday morning.

Moving on from longtime head coach Mack Brown, who took over in 2019, felt inevitable because, in 2024, the team went just 6-7, lost to the UConn Huskies 27-14 in the Fenway Bowl, and had its second losing season in four years after going 6-7 in 2021.

On December 22, UNC announced the hiring of Steve Belichick, Bill Belichick's son, who would join the program as defensive coordinator. He spent the 2024 season as the Washington Huskies DC. He coached with the New England Patriots from 2012 to 2023.

"This game will show some of the younger players, and some players we have, what they can do next year," said UNC linebacker Amare Campbell..

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick elaborated on his vision for his staff and revealed a timeline for when hires could be made.