A previously suspended coach has rejoined North Carolina football’s staff.

UNC head coach Bill Belichick announced that suspended cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins is back with the team ahead of Saturday’s matchup with No. 16 Virginia in Chapel Hill.

“Yeah, he’s back,” Belichick told reporters on Monday. “The university cleared him, they went through their process with him and he’s back, yes.” 3

The program suspended Hawkins on Oct. 9 for “violating NCAA rules” amid allegations that UNC provided players with prohibited benefits, including sideline passes to players’ family members.

The length of the suspension was initially left ambiguous, with UNC issuing a statement that said “he will remain on leave as the Department of Athletics further investigates other potential action

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