Overview
- UNC will retain Bill Belichick for at least another season, with a reported roughly $30 million buyout to fire him now versus $1 million if he left voluntarily.
- ACC chief Jim Phillips publicly said Belichick deserves time and support and voiced confidence in the program’s direction.
- Belichick’s debut season finished 4-8 overall and 2-6 in the ACC with a three-game slide, and USA Today graded his first year a D.
- North Carolina signed 39 prospects on National Signing Day in a class ranked top 25 by some services, which Belichick described as the foundation for the program.
- The roster is churning with multiple transfer-portal entries, including receivers Chris Culliver and Jason Robinson, even as Belichick reiterates his commitment to UNC despite reported NFL interest.