Drake Maye again showed off his improvisational abilities and was again very efficient. But, again, it was in another New England loss on the same day Tez Walker scored his first NFL touchdown.
Category: Football
Doc Kennedy: How I learned to stop worrying and love Bill Belichick
University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick. It is still somewhat surreal to know this is something that exists. It is beyond amazing that the search to replace the most successful coach in Carolina football history ended with arguably the most successful coach in NFL history. In one of the most chaotic years in college football in recent memory, a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach taking his first college job at 72 years old absolutely tracks.
Confident Belichick eager to get going, has potential to awake the ‘sleeping giant’
CHAPEL HILL — Carolina football has been called a sleeping giant for years. With this financial commitment and the hiring of Bill Belichick, it’s about to wake up to be a factor nationally. Belichick didn’t make any lofty pronouncements, just assuring that he’d make the program as good as possible.
Read terms of Bill Belichick’s UNC contract
Bill Belichick signed a five-year, $5 million deal, but only the first three years are guaranteed. His contract includes up to $3.5 million in preseason bonuses, including $1.75 million if the Tar Heels win the CFP national championship.
As ‘die-hard’ Patriots fan, Banghart excited Belichick will coach UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Cheering for Bill Belichick will be nothing new for Carolina women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart. As a native New Englander who lived in New Hampshire for 29 years, Banghart is a huge Boston sports fan who reveled in all six Super Bowl titles Belichick led.
Bowl projections for UNC more aligned ahead of announcments
With bowl announcements set for later Sunday, there is increasing agreement that the North Carolina team interim coach Freddie Kitchens will direct is headed to the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
Latest UNC bowl projections include eight possible destinations
There are eight possible bowl destinations for North Carolina, according to 10 bowl projections. Three predict the Tar Heels (6–6) facing Coastal Carolina (6–6), but each sees the matchup in a different bowl. Two predict UNC will face Army (10–1) (but in two different bowls), two have UNC playing in the Birmingham Bowl, and two see the Tar Heels headed to Detroit.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye efficient in another breakout performance, but in a loss
Rookie New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye produced another breakout performance on Sunday. But Maye wasn’t focused on his excellent numbers after their fourth loss in five games but on the team’s red-zone failures.
UNC names longtime NFL assistant Kitchens interim coach
Longtime NFL assistant coach Freddie Kitchens will be North Carolina’s interim coach as the Tar Heels prepare to play in a bowl game.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: N.C. State
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: UNC plays well enough to win, but key mistakes and an inability to get key stops amidst a defensive collapse in the second half doom Carolina to an excruciating loss.
After going out with crushing loss, Brown says he agreed with UNC decision but not timing or how it was handled
CHAPEL HILL — His exit from Carolina wasn’t Coach Mack Brown’s preference, and the Tar Heels’ second-half defense just added to his frustrations. N.C. State scored on every drive after halftime on its way to a 35–30 victory, its fourth straight win over Carolina, on a cool evening at Kenan Stadium full of a range of emotions.
Brown won’t coach UNC in bowl game
LAHAINA, Hawai’i — North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham said Wednesday that Coach Mack Brown will not coach the Tar Heels in the bowl game.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Boston College
The thing about vibes is, they are often fleeting.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye’s career day not enough; Downs, Williams have big days
Drake Maye had the best game of his rookie NFL season, but his late interception prevented it from coming in a victory. But that didn’t prevent the NFL and New England Patriots fans from concluding that he’s one of the top rookie quarterbacks in the league and has a bright future on a day that two former UNC teammates — Josh Downs and Javonte Williams — had big days.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Wake Forest
While it wasn’t a masterpiece, it was good enough for Carolina’s third straight win, clinching bowl eligibility, which didn’t seem like a given a month ago following the Georgia Tech loss.
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