BOSTON — Why does Coach Bill Belichick’s Carolina contract buyout drop from $10 million to $1 million on June 1? Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham address that on Saturday.
Tag: Carolina football
Heels excited to play at Fenway Park, which presents rare challenges
BOSTON — For the second time in three seasons, North Carolina will play a bowl game in a Major League Baseball stadium. Unlike the 2022 Holiday Bowl at the San Diego Padres’ Petco Park, Saturday’s 11 a.m. game will be played in Fenway Park, one of baseball’s most classic ballparks and home of the Boston Red Sox.
Belichick reportedly interested in one of top safeties in transfer portal
North Carolina is reportedly one of eight schools that have shown interest in Georgia State’s Jeremiah Johnson, one of the top safeties in the transfer portal.
Belichick again pitches UNC program on ESPN, talks about recruiting, college landscape on ‘GameDay’
Not many college football coaches get a national platform to make their pitch to recruits, but Carolina coach Bill Belichick continues to get that with ESPN, and he took full advantage of that in his Friday appearance on “College GameDay.”
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye dazzling, efficient again in Pats loss; Walker scores on first NFL target
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.
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.
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.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Boston College
The thing about vibes is, they are often fleeting.
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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