• Bill Belichick is taking over at UNC for Mack Brown, who was fired in November. • Bill Belichick is coaching his first college football season this year. • Bill Belichick spent 29 seasons in the NFL as a head coach.

As college football continues to embark on a new era with name, image and likeness and the transfer portal changing the landscape of the sport, UNC football officially embarks on a new era of its own on Sept. 1 when the Tar Heels take on TCU.

So, without further ado, welcome to the Chapel Bill era.

The Tar Heels' season opener on Monday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. ET vs. the Horned Frogs marks the first time that Bill Belichick will lead a college football team onto the field, a moment that has been building up in anticipation over the last eight months.

Belichick, 73, brings

See Full Page