On to North Carolina

Bob Raissman: A shame if we don’t get a ‘Hard Knocks’ with Bill Belichick in the lead role

Just the thought of Bill Belichick having any interest in participating in a “Hard Knocks” chronicling the machinations of his North Carolina squad is compelling but hard to believe. Anyone leaning toward “hard to believe” was tilting in the right direction. Turns out CBS Sports, which first reported the strong possibility of Belichick’s Tar Heels starring in HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason” (the same series that captured Giants GM Joe Schoen fumb…

Thom Tillis, Phil Berger, Marco Rubio helped Bill Belichick land UNC Chapel Hill job: ESPN

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WGHP) — A piece written by ESPN's David Hale, Andrea Adelson and Chris Low has revealed new details in the whirlwind process that led to Bill Belichick being named head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. According to ESPN, Belichick reached out to "longtime friend" Secretary of State Marco Rubio who then spoke with Thom Tillis who got the ball rolling on the idea of the NFL legend coming to Chapel Hill. …

First Video Of North Carolina QBs Is Rough

Bill Belichick has his work cut out for him during his first college football season as head coach at North Carolina. The Tar Heels had to rebuild the majority of their roster during the offseason and that starts with the most important position on the field, quarterback. Our first look at the signal-callers in Chapel Hill during spring ball does not reflect well on the immediate future of the program. Let’s be very clear here. One 35-second vid…

Power struggles, senators and the chaotic pursuit of a legend: How North Carolina landed Bill Belichick

North Carolina's hiring of Bill Belichick was the stunner of the college football year. Here's how the Tar Heels pulled it off.

Here is the latest ACC sports news from The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Belichick is back on the practice sidelines again, though now in college at North Carolina. The 72-year-old coach who won six Super Bowls with the NFL's New England Patriots opened spring practices at UNC…

Bill Belichick’s North Carolina reality already has familiar NFL feeling to it

Bill Belichick is officially a college coach. But that doesn't mean his new North Carolina job doesn't have an NFL feel. Belichick, 72, started spring practices this week with his Tar Heels and said that his young players have embraced playing for him and that, from his perspective, there has been a pro comparison to it all.