Natrone Means Named UNC's New Running Backs Coach

Posted Jan 31, 2025
Natrone Means has been retained by UNC Football coach Bill Belichick and will be the Tar Heels' new running backs coach. Means was brought in by former UNC Coach Mack Brown as an offensive analyst in 2021. An alum of Central Cabarrus High in Concord, NC, Means was a two-time first-team All-ACC running back for the Tar Heels from 1990-92. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Related: Football, Football Recruiting

Video: UNC Football Players Post-TCU Press Conference
North Carolina tight end Jelani Thurman, defensive lineman Xavier Lewis, and quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. speak with the media following the Tar Heels' 15-10 victory...
Sun Aug 30, 2026

Plenty was said at halftime that sparked reset for UNC’s defense
The UNC defense that emerged in the second half of the Tar Heels’ 15-10 victory over TCU on Saturday in the Aer Lingus College Football...
Sun Aug 30, 2026

College football is back, and Bill Belichick's Tar Heels have 'improved'
Wherever this particular final Saturday in August in Dublin, Ireland lands in the 2026 story of North Carolina and college football, it did manage to...
Sat Aug 29, 2026

Tight End Jelani Thurman Announces His Arrival as Featured UNC Weapon
On the first play of UNC Football's 2026 season, Billy Edwards Jr. faked a draw handoff to Benjamin Hall and looked to his right. There...
Sat Aug 29, 2026