US EditionUNC Running Back Caleb Hood Retiring From College Football, Bill Belichick Offers Thoughts
Hood cited unequal treatment and lack of communication under coach Bill Belichick, despite support for the coach and 16 carries for 44 yards this season.
- Caleb Hood, a redshirt senior running back at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, announced Friday via Instagram that he would `retire from football` after prayer and family discussion, five games into the season.
- Reports to WRAL say players and parents complained about unequal treatment and communication under Bill Belichick, with sources citing preferential parking and extra tickets for Belichick-recruited transfers.
- This season, Hood appeared in five games, logging 85 snaps and carrying 16 times for 44 yards, finishing his UNC career with 110 carries for 515 yards and three touchdowns.
- The departure adds to a season already filled with damaging headlines as Caleb Hood's exit deepens instability, but UNC players and recruits along with Bubba Cunningham support Bill Belichick.
- When UNC hired Bill Belichick earlier this year it was hailed as a coup, but the experiment has since spiraled into controversy despite a No. 17 247Sports composite recruiting ranking.
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UNC Running Back Retires From Football In The Middle Of Bill Belichick's Tumultuous First Season
UNC RB Caleb Hood Bill Belichick’s first year at North Carolina was one of the top storylines to keep an eye on heading into the current season, and that is still the case for all of the wrong reasons due to what’s unfolded since the Tar Heels took the field. Now, we’ve been treated to yet another twist after running back Caleb Hood abruptly retired in the middle of the campaign. It was hard not to be intrigued by North Carolina’s decision to lu…
UNC senior running back will 'retire' just 5 games into season
After five games of his redshirt senior season, UNC running back Caleb Hood on Friday announced he would "retire from football," as other players on the team and the UNC-Chapel Hill administration are closing ranks in support of head coach Bill Belichick.
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