Duke football will face UNC on Saturday, Nov. 22 for the latest installment of the Tobacco Road rivalry, but it will be the Blue Devils ' first against a Tar Heels squad led by head coach Bill Belichick.

It will mark the first matchup between Duke 's Manny Diaz and Belichick on the sidelines, but the two have known one another for years. Diaz visited New England several times during Belichick’s tenure. Blue Devils' cornerbacks coach V'Angelo Bentley also worked as a defensive assistant for the Patriots during the 2022-23 season and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Patriots in 2016.

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