Bill Belichick, North Carolina
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ESPN isn’t waiting for Bill Belichick to call a single play in Chapel Hill. The network is already stacking the deck in his favor, betting big on the Belichick buzz to deliver a “Prime Effect” level of interest for North Carolina Tar Heels football in 2025.
Bill O'Brien met up with his former boss, Bill Belichick, as the Boston College coach had an eventful ACC media day.
Boston College coach Bill O'Brien spent time with UNC's Bill Belichick in the NFL. Here's what O'Brien said about Belichick's move to college.
But Belichick, widely regarded as one of the greatest—if not the greatest—NFL coaches of all time, is already noticing differences between players at the college and pro level. And it goes beyond the obvious age and skill differences that one would assume exist between the levels of football.
A day after going through the media wringer at ACC kickoff, the new North Carolina coach got a taste of what goes into college-football coaching at the annual Pigskin Preview luncheon.
Expectations for Bill Belichick at North Carolina are high. That's what happens when a school shells out $10 million per season for one of the greatest NFL coaches ever, and even Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi expects big things from Belichick in Year 1.