Bill Belichick, other coaches, call for reforms, but he says fixing tampering ‘above my pay grade’

Posted Jul 24, 2026
Five college football coaches sat side-by-side at the Bill Dooley Pigskin Kickoff on Thursday and covered nearly every corner of a sport in transition: the transfer portal, revenue sharing, the debate over whether Congress should get involved in college athletics and tampering. On the latter, UNC coach Bill Belichick said that stopping tampering was above his pay grade. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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