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When Moses Cabrera arrived in Chapel Hill, players quickly realized that conditioning would look different from past years. North Carolina’s head strength and conditioning coach came with a résumé unlike most in college football. Cabrera spent more than a decade with the New England Patriots, helping them win three Super Bowls and earning a reputation for building physically and mentally tough teams.
Questions remain about just how strong Bill Belichick’s first North Carolina team will be — and how high its potential ceiling could climb.
North Carolina defensive coordinator Steve Belichick’s two-year, $2.7 million contract makes him the football program’s highest-paid assistant coach but does not appear to have any provision for him to succeed Coach Bill Belichick, should his father leave the program.
North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million.
The long-running tradition of a weekly Tar Heel Sports Network radio show for football and men’s basketball — typically featuring the head coach and carrying his name — will change this season.
CHAPEL HILL — Bill Belichick says he doesn’t yet have all the answers on North Carolina’s roster — and he’s not expecting them to come at once.
The cost of cheering on the Tar Heels at Kenan Stadium has skyrocketed — and no school in the top 100 programs has seen a bigger jump.
CHAPEL HILL — When linebacker Khmori House transferred from Washington to North Carolina, he wasn’t just changing coasts — he was continuing a relationship with a coach who had already earned his trust.
CHAPEL HILL — When Bill Belichick took over as the head coach of North Carolina football, the most significant shift wasn’t just philosophical — it was physical. The Tar Heels’ roster now bears little resemblance to last season’s team, with over 70 new players joining the program and many from last year’s squad opting to transfer out.
CHAPEL HILL — With a new season approaching and North Carolina aiming to redefine its defense, senior defensive back Marcus Allen is stepping into a pivotal role — one that blends expectation with experience, mentorship with motivation.
CHAPEL HILL — Sitting behind the lectern at the Kenan Football Center, North Carolina running back Caleb Hood spoke with a calm certainty — a man not just returning to a team, but to a calling.
Coach Bill Belichick conducted his first practice as North Carolina’s football coach on Saturday morning. Here is a peek at some of the scenes from the morning drills.
CHAPEL HILL — For North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson, stepping onto the practice field Saturday was an answer to prayers. He wondered if that moment was possible as he lay on the field in pain during the opener at Minnesota. He didn’t know what his injury was, only that it was substantial.
CHAPEL HILL — On a drizzly, overcast early August morning, there was a different energy in the air as Carolina opened football practice, one with the unmistakable tension of high expectations. Bill Belichick stepped to the lectern at the Kenan Football Center before his first practice as Carolina coach, expressing his brand of excitement with his signature monotone delivery.
Coach Bill Belichick’s first North Carolina team could easily exceed its predicted eighth-place ACC finish, thanks in large part to a forgiving schedule.
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