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 q

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