One of the most unexpected turns that college football took last season was the North Carolina Tar Heels naming Bill Belichick as their head coach. At 72 and after coaching the New England Patriots for 24 seasons, Belichick exposed himself to the nitty-gritties of college football. Maybe the Tar Heels fans hoped against hope about Belichick bringing years of NFL experience to the table. But here we are. The Tar Heels now stand with three losses and two wins one month into the 2025 season. An insider thus addressed the elephant in the room.

Dan Wolken initially did not put the blame entirely on Belichick. The Tar Heels’ head coach’s floundering isn’t entirely his fault. The people around him either don’t get it or don’t care. The result? By midseason, the team has become a national laug

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