North Carolina Chancellor Lee Roberts Takes a Stand for Football

Posted Jan 29, 2025
UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts was instrumental in helping bring Belichick to Chapel Hill last month. On Friday, Roberts went to bat for the football program in the most unlikely of places: the UNC Faculty Council meeting. "College athletics are changing dramatically, and the importance of football is only increasing and will continue to increase," Roberts said. (Inside Carolina)

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