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Giving Bobby Petrino the Keys to UNC's Offense
I think new UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino will be given a lot of leeway within the parameters that UNC football coach
Bill Belichick sets. Belichick knows what he wants, and he understands the complementary nature of football and the importance of that. Petrino talked about how he’s got the offensive mind and Belichick has a defensive mind. (
Inside Carolina)
Extra Points: Round Two
"It's so different today,"
Bill Belichick says, reflecting on 15 months on the job. "We came in late. We missed that first recruiting class. This year, there's not a spring portal where we're going to lose guys. We're going to add a couple guys who couldn't come in January but could come in May. Ninety percent of our team is here. It's been a good spring." (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: Henri Veesaar to NBA Draft, 3 UNC Basketball Commitments, New Transfer Portal Targets
Henri Veesaar declared for the NBA Draft as UNC Basketball landed three transfer portal commitments. Carolina Football hosted recruits and signed four players to NFL contracts. Baseball blasted Duke. The Tar Heels set a new NCAA Track & Field record, won the ACC Women’s Lacrosse title, crowned a new home run queen, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC alumni, HBCU coaches join Chicago State football start-up
Chicago State football will have a lot of HBCU and UNC flavor on its inaugural football coaching staff. Head coach
Bobby Rome, a former UNC player and HBCU coach, has announced his first two hires.
Bobby Blizzard will be his offensive coordinator while
Kentwan Balmer will serve as his assistant head coach and defensive line coach. (
HBCU Gameday)
Four Tar Heels Signed As Undrafted NFL Free Agents
For the first time since 2016, no UNC football players were drafted following the program's debut season under
Bill Belichick. But four Tar Heels found homes with NFL teams as undrafted free agents: Thaddeus Dixon, CB, New York Giants;
Austin Blaske, OL, Los Angeles Rams; Marcus Allen, CB, Minnesota Vikings;
Chad Lindberg, OL, Los Angeles Rams. (
AOL.com)
Bill Belichick’s UNC program had no players drafted
Last year, UNC Football G.M. Mike Lombardi proclaimed the Tar Heels as the NFL’s 33rd franchise. The other 32 teams had no interest in any of their draft-eligible players. None of the players from
Bill Belichick's first season were among the 257 draft picks from the 2026 selection process. And they arrived in time to take advantage of the transfer portal. (
NBC Sports)
Bill Belichick Assuming Role of UNC Class Monitor This Spring
Bill Belichick arrived at the football center with a clipboard in hand and a massive grin on his face. One so big,
Christo Kelly thought he just won another Super Bowl. Interested in why the 74-year-old coach was so excited, Kelly asked what he was doing. “13 for 13!” Belichick shouted in response. Perfect attendance from that morning’s class check. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football Odds & Ends: Culture, Bobby Petrino's Offense, Defensive Line & More
UNC Football concludes spring practice Friday with a closed scrimmage. An often-asked question around the program this spring has been about its culture. That was an issue in year one of the
Bill Belichick era, but multiple sources have regularly reported that it's much better now, plenty has been learned, and the Tar Heels are one unit moving forward. (
TarHeel247)
Why UNC’s Michael Malone hire is no Bill Belichick rerun
Given the way UNC’s football coaching search played out, many compared basketball coach
Michael Malone’s hiring to
Bill Belichick’s. On the surface, the comparison makes sense. Both were successful pro coaches, and both hirings came together quickly. But that is where the similarities end. UNC’s hiring of Malone is nothing like its hiring of Belichick. (
USA Today)
Defensive Lineman Leroy Jackson Working to Build on Breakout Season at UNC
Now a redshirt sophomore
Leroy Jackson enters 2026 as UNC Football’s third-leading returning tackler along the defensive line, trailing
Melkart Abou-Jaoude (47) and
Isaiah Johnson (41), as the unit carries a sense of continuity into the new season. Five Tar Heel defensive linemen who logged 100-plus snaps in 2025 are set to return to Chapel Hill. (
Inside Carolina)