Bill Belichick: Recruiting the Portal, 'Copying' Nick Saban to Build UNC Program

Posted Dec 21, 2024
"I watched Coach Saban put together his scouting and evaluation staff at Alabama," UNC football coach Bill Belichick said. "Now, I'm copying a lot of things that I watched him do there. I'm learning from the system that he installed there. We'll get players ready for the NFL, no matter what position they play...very much like Nick Saban did at Alabama." (247 Sports)

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