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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Football Rewrites Season Outlook
UNC Football silenced TCU with a gritty 15-10 victory in Dublin. Is bowl eligibility back on the table? Isaac Schade discusses the Tar Heels’ renewed energy, quarterback
Billy Edwards, and the immediate impact of Bobby Petrino’s offense.
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Mon Aug 31, 2026
Art’s Angle: Looking Good!
The Tar Heels posted a surprising 15-10 victory over Big 12 power TCU. Now it remains to be seen if all the criticism of
Bill Belichick was a one-off. Can he do it on the college level like he did in the NFL? Belichick did it without a general manager and defensive coordinator and outplayed an opponent that had beaten him by 34 points in his college debut. (
Chapelboro.com)
Four Takeaways From UNC Football's Statement Win Over TCU
For UNC Football coach
Bill Belichick, who entered the season facing no shortage of scrutiny on and off the field, the performance offered something that had been difficult to find over the past year: evidence that his vision for North Carolina may be starting to take shape. Here are four takeaways from the Tar Heels' season-opening victory over TCU. (
USA Today)
Sam Howell shines in NFL preseason finale, several Tar Heels sit, teams waive six
After a weekend when starters
Drake Maye, Omarion Hampton,
Josh Downs, and
Javonte Williams all sat out the final preseason games, there was plenty of roster activity for former UNC players. Sam Howell, competing to be Dallas’ backup QB, completed 12 of 17 passes for 155 yards and two TDs in the Cowboys’ 27-24 loss Friday to New Orleans. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Bill Belichick's ‘big factor’ formula on display in UNC football win vs TCU
UNC football found a winning formula in Ireland against TCU, a tried-and-true strategy that helped
Bill Belichick win six Super Bowl titles as an NFL head coach. During the opening statement of his postgame news conference, Belichick highlighted two areas that plagued the program in 2025 but turned the Tar Heels in a different direction to kick off 2026. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Xavier Lewis Wreaks Havoc as 'All-Down Guy' in UNC's Season-Opener
Looking along North Carolina’s defensive line, it would be easy for
Xavier Lewis to get lost in the shuffle. But Saturday night at Aviva Stadium, Lewis made sure he wouldn’t be overlooked. The sophomore announced his presence in dominant fashion, wreaking havoc in the Horned Frogs’ backfield throughout UNC’s season-opening win over TCU. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC Football Answers the Bell vs. TCU
Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC Football's 15-10 win over TCU to open the 2026 season, the highs and lows for the Tar Heels, offensive standouts, defensive playmakers, and a key special teams play that changed the game's trajectory.
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Sun Aug 30, 2026
Billy Edwards solid in opener, but says Tar Heels left 'meat on the bone'
Billy Edwards Jr. showed why he earned UNC's starting quarterback spot with a solid but not spectacular performance vs. TCU. He didn’t throw a touchdown pass, but he also didn’t turn the ball over, going 16 of 28 for 232 yards, a total the Tar Heels hadn’t reached since 2024. "It’s great to come out victorious, knowing we left a lot of meat on the bone." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
For at least 1 week, Bill Belichick has quieted the noise at UNC - and even cracked a smile
Sure, it was only one game. In Ireland. In August. In bad weather. Still, forget the caveats and trust your eyes. Was that
Bill Belichick cracking a smile after North Carolina's 15-10 win over TCU to begin a season where everyone had already written his coaching obituary? More importantly, was that a
Bill Belichick team? It sure looked like it. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Watch Bill Belichick's reaction to UNC's upset over TCU
It wasn't pretty. It was a game countless people thought UNC and
Bill Belichick would get crushed in, but that wasn't the case. Nope, instead, the Tar Heels posted a stunning 15-10 upset in Dublin, and perhaps no one was more relieved/thrilled/ecstatic about things than Belichick - and rightfully so. Late in the action, UNC was facing 4th-and-inches. (
Keeping It Heel)