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UNC Cornerbacks Coach Armond Hawkins Suspended Over NCAA Violation Amid Program Dysfunction

UNC cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins has been suspended due to an alleged extra benefits violation involving the provision of sideline passes to a player's family members — a violation of NCAA rules, as first reported by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. A source with direct knowledge confirmed Tuesday night that a violation did occur but would not elaborate. (TarHeel247)

UNC Football’s Mixed Messaging is its Latest Embarrassment of 2025

Much as Tar Heels fans would like it to be otherwise, college football does not exist in a vacuum. Every action your program takes lays the groundwork for how the team will look next fall, when hope springs anew. It means that for every beating Carolina takes this season, fewer and fewer people will take the Tar Heels seriously. (Chapelboro.com)

Bomani Jones on UNC's football struggles

Bomani Jones, a former ESPN personality that's found success going independent with his podcast, "The Right Time", has been a long-time follower of UNC sports. He's spoken of his respect for Dean Smith and, maybe more importantly, his dislike of Coach K. He has generally refrained from talking much about Bill Belichick and UNC football. (Keeping It Heel)

UNC Football, Hulu Not Moving Forward With Season Documentary

North Carolina’s season-long documentary with Hulu is no longer happening, sources close to the program confirmed. UNC originally planned to take part in a docuseries with Hulu to provide behind-the-scenes insight on the journey of the program through Bill Belichick’s first season with the team. Belichick announced the plan to the team in August. (Inside Carolina)

Bill Belichick's failings at North Carolina underline one thing: He thinks he's bigger than the job

Bill Belichick and the unaccountable band of cronies and flunkies that followed him to UNC have failed to grasp one fundamental principle of college sports. Even for the most successful coach in NFL history, the program and the players always come first. That means you don’t bring petty feuds that followed you from the New England Patriots into the building. (Yahoo! Sports)

Chansky’s Notebook: The Right Time?

Would UNC actually take the most expedient way out? A detailed story by WRAL News, quoting players and a few disgruntled parents anonymously, may actually be forcing Carolina into serious meetings about what to do with Bill Belichick. It is clearly a lack of talent, exacerbated by Belichick coaching and leading a program the only way he knows how. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Football Controversies, All-ACC Basketball Projections

Host Isaac Schade discusses his predictions for the All-ACC men's basketball teams, recent controversies surrounding the North Carolina football program, including an undisclosed car accident involving quarterback Gio Lopez and tensions with the New England Patriots organization, and more. (View Video)

Video: Schoett & Vipp - Bill Belichick's Patriots Beef an Embarrassing Look for UNC

Former Tar Heel linebacker Jeff Schoettmer and receiver Taylor Vippolis react to Bill Belichick reportedly banning UNC social media accounts from posting about the Patriots before the adults in the room put an end to that to highlight Drake Maye's rise as a franchise quarterback. Then, the duo discusses the lopsided Clemson loss. (View Video)

Patience is Not a Virtue for Bill Belichick, UNC

Six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick wasn’t brought in to lead a rebuilding project. Why? He was given a five-year, $50 million contract, $10 million per year. Belichick's annual salary is in the same range as Georgia’s Kirby Smart and LSU’s Brian Kelly, coaches at powerhouse programs that have won national championships within the last decade. (Sports Illustrated)

Divided locker room, disastrous results: Players, parents blame Belichick culture for UNC problems

WRAL has spoken to parents of North Carolina football players, members of the staff, the athletic department, and the UNC Board of Trustees. Multiple sources with knowledge of the inner workings of Bill Belichick's program say that the results on the field are a product of a divided locker room, a disorganized coaching staff, and a failure to communicate. (WRAL.com)

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