Former Patriots DB Jason McCourty made a bold prediction ahead of Bill Belichick's first season as the football coach at UNC.

The Tar Heels’ new football coach skipped the Fenway Bowl to use his time on roster management and setting up recruiting weekends.

Now that North Carolina is through their 2024 season following a 27-14 loss to UConn in the Fenway Bowl, the Bill Belichick era is officially off and running.

Bill Belichick must be glad he joined Instagram in September. The new UNC football coach, 72, explained that he’s “joining the 21st century” and using Instagram for recruiting players after taking over the Tar Heels program earlier this month.

The month of January is finally here as the calendar has flipped to 2025 and with that, a new era of North Carolina Tar Heels' football is here under Bill Belichick. The head coach is wasting no time making an impact with his new program,

Reidsville High School (N.C.) running back Jariel Cobb revealed his pledge to new UNC football head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels on Monday afternoon. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior, who had been committed to Air Force since July, received an offer from Belichick & Co. just over a week ago while on an official visit in Chapel Hill.

UNC's hiring of Bill Belichick as head football coach signaled a monumental shift in the school's commitment to football.

On Monday, Belichick shared his wish list for Santa on Instagram — a little late but still telling. He asked Santa for "great players who want to help me build a winning program at UNC," mentioning his DMs are open. Belichick also asked for "UNC alumni, fans, and supporters who want to help me build a winning football program at UNC."