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North Carolina linebacker Power Echols speaks at 2025 NFL Combine

"What I learned from Mack Brown is being a great person, being a great football player and carrying yourself the best way as possible each and every day," former UNC linebacker Power Echols said this week at the 2025 NFL Combine. "I never got to meet Bill Belichick, but I feel like they’re going to be in a great position for the next 4-5 years." (USA Today)

UNC Football General Manager Michael Lombardi confirms talks amid 'Hard Knocks' link

UNC Football general manager Michael Lombardi acknowledged that the program, under coach Bill Belichick, is considering a behind-the-scenes look at the team amid a report that the Tar Heels could be the focus of HBO's "Hard Knocks: Offseason." "There's a lot of conversations going on right now about that," Lombardi said Friday on the Pat McAfee Show. (ESPN.com)

Hard Knocks to feature UNC Football, Bill Belichick in offseason series

The UNC football program reportedly will be featured on the second season of "Offseason Hard Knocks" after NFL Films couldn’t find an NFL team to do it. Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported the news on Friday afternoon. The decision no doubt has everything to do with Coach Bill Belichick taking over as the Tar Heels’ head coach. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Mali Hamrick, Luke Masterson No Longer On UNC Football Roster

Two additional North Carolina football players from last year's team are no longer on the roster. Offensive lineman Luke Masterson and linebacker Malaki Hamrick are not on UNC's spring 2025 roster, a UNC official confirmed Thursday. Both players made appearances in the 2024 season and neither entered the transfer portal during the winter cycle. (Inside Carolina)

New Era General Manager Position has Michael Lombardi in Crucial Role at UNC

As the landscape in college athletics continues seismic shifts, one that has become prominent is the role of general manager. Perhaps more so on the football front than basketball, the position is the second most important in any program going full bore into the new era. North Carolina recently joined the fray. Enter Michael Lombardi, an NFL lifer until now. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Four Tar Heels Honored With ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recognition

Recognized by the ACC, football's J.J. Jones and women's golf's Riley Quartermain have been named two of the 35 recipients of the 2025 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award. Women's basketball's Alyssa Ustby and men's cross country and track & field's Parker Wolfe earned spots on the 2025 ACC Excellence Award List. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Announces Home Football Game Designations For 2025 Season

North Carolina has announced home game designations at Kenan Stadium for the 2025 football season, including the Family Football Experience (Sept. 13 vs. Richmond), Monogram Day and Rams Club Day (Oct. 25 vs. Virginia), Homecoming (Nov. 8 vs. Stanford), and Senior Day (Nov. 22 vs. Duke). Here is a list of UNC's special events and dates. (GoHeels.com)

Q&A: UNC football coach Bill Belichick discusses transition to college coaching

Bill Belichick: "There is a carryover from the NFL to college football, but there are many differences, too. Steve (Belichick) has been helpful with his experience at Washington in recruiting, staffing, and general planning. I also have several staff members who were in college football last season: Louisville, Oregon, LSU, Arizona, Western Kentucky, and UNC." (Daily Tar Heel)

Chansky’s Notebook: Talent and Time

There are several unknowns about playing Belichick Ball. The proclaimed "greatest coach of all time" has a system that earned nine trips to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, six championships, and three last-minute losses. UNC's new head coach believes college football has evolved into more like the NFL when he took over the Pats in 2000. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Football Sets Spring Practice Schedule

Bill Belichick's first UNC Football team will hold spring practice March 4 through April 12. The team is scheduled to practice three days each week for five weeks. "Come watch us get ready," general manager Michael Lombardi said in a social media post announcing the schedule. But a UNC spokesperson said that the practices will not be open to the public. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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