CHAPEL HILL — UNC football assistant coach Armond Hawkins is back with the Tar Heels after being suspended for violating NCAA rules, coach Bill Belichick confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

During his weekly press conference inside the Kenan Football Center, Belichick said Hawkins has been "cleared" by the university and is back with the team. On Oct. 9, UNC emailed a statement that said Hawkins was "suspended for violating NCAA rules related to extra benefits." Hawkins missed the Tar Heels' game at Cal on Friday, Oct. 17.

"Yeah, he's back," Belichick said on Oct. 21. "The university cleared him. They did their ... they went through their process with him. He's back, yes."

According to that statement released by UNC athletics, Hawkins was to "remain on leave as the Department of

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