CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Bill Belichick's first run as a college coach at North Carolina started fast, only to end in a blowout loss.
The NFL coaching great took the field Monday night for his college debut with the Tar Heels against TCU, sporting a familiar look from the pro sideline with a gray hoodie — only this one bearing the name “Carolina Football” in that distinctive shade of light blue. Yet after scoring on the game's first drive, the Tar Heels watched as the Horned Frogs took control with 41 unanswered points on the way to a 48-14 win.
By the end, TCU had scored two defensive touchdowns and finished with a 542-222 edge in total offense while driving UNC fans to the exits long before the fourth quarter began.
Belichick, 73, led the NFL's New England Patriots to six Super Bowl cha