Former South Alabama quarterback Gio Lopez, whose style has been compared to that of Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson, has committed to transferring to North Carolina.
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Videos: Watch scenes from ‘Practice Like a Pro’
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina held its “Practice Like a Pro” event on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium, concluding the first spring practice under Coach Bill Belichick. Here are some videos from the evening. The first one includes plays from the offense vs. defense scrimmages.
Video, complete transcript of UNC GM Michael Lombardi’s press conference
CHAPEL HILL — During a press conference on Tuesday at the Kenan Football Center, UNC general manager Michael Lombardi said he thinks of the Tar Heels as the 33rd NFL team and he is approaching it that way. Here’s a compete transcript of the press conference, along with a video of it:
Belichick, girlfriend, make splash at NFL Honors, drawing comment from Snoop Dogg
You know that Carolina football has changed when Snoop Dogg talks about the program’s head football coach. That happened during the NFL Honors ceremony that the entertainer hosted Thursday night when he couldn’t help but notice Coach Bill Belichick arriving at the event in New Orleans with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
ESPN column predicts Belichick gets UNC into College Football Playoff next season
North Carolina making the College Football Playoff in Bill Belichick’s first season as coach? That’s the prediction of ESPN’s Bill Connelly in a column published last week, listing the Tar Heels as earning one of the at-large bids.
Belichick era at UNC will start with a Monday night national TV game
Bill Belichick has coached his share of Monday Night Football games, and his debut as the North Carolina coach will also be on Monday night. UNC’s opener at 7:30 on Sept. 1 with TCU at Kenan Stadium will be the final opener for ACC teams next season and will air on ESPN.
Lombardi talks about depth, allocating player money, comparisons to Notre Dame and adding more portal players
UNC football general manager Mike Lombardi made his weekly appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday, addressing many topics, including Coach Bill Belichick’s signing of his contract with UNC.
Tar Heels in NFL: ‘Grateful’ Brown has big day, catches TD pass in Washington win; 4 other UNC alums advance
Dyami Brown picked an ideal time to have his best game of the season with a career-high reception total. The fourth-year wide receiver caught a career-high five passes for a season-best 89 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception, as his Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night 23–20 in an NFC wild-card game in Tampa, Fla.
UNC football GM Lombardi: Belichick 1,000% committed to Tar Heels
Bill Belichick is committed to the North Carolina football program, Michael Lombardi, his general manager, said Thursday on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Raiders, other NFL teams reportedly contact Belichick but he isn’t interested
Carolina football coach Bill Belichick reportedly has heard from multiple NFL teams about their head coaching openings but isn’t interested in an NFL job.
Belichick, son out recruiting prep players in state as commitments keep coming, staff comes together
ill Belichick was hard at work on the road Monday recruiting high school players in North Carolina along with his son, Carolina defensive coordinator Steve Belichick. Transfer-portal commitments keep coming as the Tar Heels’ coaching staff starts to come together.
Belichick expects ‘strong NFL presence’ as he fills out staff soon, says ‘a lot of people’ want to come to Carolina
Bill Belichick hears from many people who want to come to Carolina, expects to fill out his coaching staff in two weeks with a “strong NFL presence,” and is prepared for a big month for the program.
Tar Heels in NFL: Carter has big game for Arizona; Maye sets Pats rookie QB record in loss; Trubisky tosses TD pass
After spending most of the season on the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad, running back Michael Carter had his second-best career effort Saturday in his second game of the season. Meanwhile, Drake Maye set a New England franchise record for rookie quarterbacks and Mitch Trubisky threw a touchdown pass.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: UConn
If you thought an interim coach, a lame-duck staff and significant numbers of players missing through a combination of injuries, opt-outs and the transfer portal were going to make for bad football, then you were right.
Forgettable Fenway showing for Heels with Belichick hope ahead
BOSTON — There was plenty missing from North Carolina’s offense that led to the equivalent of a near no-hitter at Fenway Park.
The Tar Heels couldn’t hit on any big plays other than Chris Culliver’s kickoff return until a late Caleb Hood-fueled drive, as UConn easily won the Fenway Bowl 27–14 Saturday at Fenway Park before a partisan Huskies crowd.
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