ACC Sets up Bill Belichick For Mid-Season Firing at UNC

ACC Sets up Bill Belichick For Mid-Season Firing at UNC

Going into the 2025 season, Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team faced the nation’s 66th-ranked strength of schedule. Despite high preseason expectations and the coming of the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, the Tar Heels managed just four wins. Now, as the program turns to 2026, the situation is no kinder. The ACC has once again handed Belichick a brutal slate, and all signs suggest another uphill fight. The big question right now is, w…

Chansky's Notebook: Sophomore Slippage

UNC's schedule for the 2026 football season is out, and Art Chansky says it is very, very bad news for Bill Belichick's second year.

UNC gets two September open dates after Ireland opener, face Clemson in ACC opener

Starting with a season-opening trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland, North Carolina will launch into year two of the Bill Belichick era with a schedule built for spotlight high-stakes matchups. The schedule that the ACC announced Monday includes two September open dates for the Tar Heels after the opener in Dublin, Ireland, against TCU on Aug. 29.