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NFL legend Bill Belichick is coaching practices again. Only now he’s a college rookie at UNC
Bill Belichick is back on the sidelines again, a familiar home for the man who won six Super Bowls as an NFL head coach. Only now the setting is a small college town. And instead of that familiar hoodie, he was instead decked in a navy blue short-sleeved quarter-zip top and ballcap, along with mesh shorts in that distinctive shade of Carolina blue. (
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Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Basketball Hosts Duke, Spring Football, R.J. Davis Interview
North Carolina blasted Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Tuesday (4:35) and is playing its best basketball as it prepares for the second meeting of the season with Duke (19:47). Football Spring practice has begun in Chapel Hill with a distinctly different feel (40:12). And
R.J. Davis joins to discuss his decorated career at UNC (49:27).
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Fri Mar 7, 2025
How UNC Football landed a coaching legend in Bill Belichick
By the time
Bill Belichick arrived for the news conference announcing his hire as the next North Carolina football coach, more than 200 people had crammed into a room inside Kenan Stadium. There was a mix of jubilation and astonishment among Tar Heels fans and boosters still amazed that their school had done something that seemed unfathomable. (
ESPN.com)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC’s Way Out of ACC
On Tuesday, the ACC settled all pending lawsuits with Clemson and Florida State, ending months of litigation by the two schools seeking a way out of the conference. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the ramifications of the settlement not only for the league but for UNC.
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Fri Mar 7, 2025
Former UNC linebacker Cole Holcomb agrees to revised contract with Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers and
Cole Holcomb have agreed to a revised contract that will keep the veteran linebacker with the club. The new deal clears $4 million in cap space. Holcomb, 28, suffered a dislocated knee in Nov. 2023 and has not played since. But he did return to practice late in the 2024 season and is expected to be healthy for the 2025 season. (
NBC Sports)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC going all in on football and basketball. Will it work?
The hiring of
Bill Belichick demonstrated UNC's desire to go all in with football, and the basketball program's hiring of Jim Tanner shows the same for basketball. Host Isaac Schade and CBS Sports analyst Matt Norlander also discuss the Tar Heels' basketball season, NCAA tournament prospects, and more.
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Thu Mar 6, 2025
Bill Belichick's Spring Practice Signals Personality Shift For Carolina Football
Bill Belichick met with the media on Wednesday to speak about the start of spring practice at North Carolina, and he signed off from his media session with the faint blow of a whistle. Belichick took his whistle from under the podium in his press conference, gave it a quick test and smiled to himself as he made his way to UNC's indoor practice facility. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football To Host "Practice Like A Pro" Open Practice April 12
UNC Football fans are invited to watch the final practice of spring ball on April 12 at Kenan Stadium. Fans will have the opportunity to watch the Tar Heels "Practice Like a Pro" under new head football coach
Bill Belichick. Admission is free and open practice is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. There will also be an autograph session with more details to come. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Football coach Bill Belichick encouraged by progress
Bill Belichick has seen UNC run through only two spring practices -- players in shorts and jerseys without names or numbers -- so he's not making any grand pronouncements about the caliber his team. But the one thing he's confident in is the Tar Heels will be built his way and without compromise. "I don't really have any expectations," Belichick said. (
ESPN.com)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC Football Open Spring Practice Takeaways
Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina break down what they saw at UNC Football's media availability Tuesday. Coach
Bill Belichick held
his first press conference ahead of practice, and following the question and answer session, media observed the early portions of UNC's second spring practice.
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Wed Mar 5, 2025