Inside Bill Belichick's UNC debut: The rise, the fall, and the party that became a funeral

Posted Sep 3, 2025
Looking back, the optimism that swept UNC's campus before Monday's game felt like the carefree high point of a horror film -- the moment when the main character thinks everything is perfect, unaware the killer is already in the room. Tar Heel fans poured into Kenan Stadium believing the Bill Belichick era might finally change their story. (CBS Sports)

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