A Timeline From Mack Brown to Bill Belichick

Posted Dec 26, 2024
The college football transfer portal closes Dec. 28, and the dead period for players visiting schools began Sunday. The new era for Tar Heel football under Bill Belichick isn’t three weeks old yet, but the shifts in course began well before that. So, as everyone exhales, let’s look back at a timeline for how the seismic shift of UNC football has taken place. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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