UNC head coach Bill Belichick’s first season in Chapel Hill was an absolute disaster.It started with an embarrassing 48-14 loss to TCU in their season openers last year.
The Tar Heels finished 4-8 last season, while the Horned Frogs went 9-4 and upset USC 30-27 in the Alamo Bowl.UNC WANTED THE DEION SANDERS EFFECT WITH BILL BELICHICK, ALONG WITH WINS.IT GOT SOMETHING MUCH DIFFERENTNorth Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick on the sidelines in the first quarter at Kenan Stadium on Sept.
1, 2025.(Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)According to ESPN college football analyst Bill Connelly, North Carolina ranks 103rd nationally out of 138 schools in returning production from last year’s team, and TCU ranks 69th.Let’s break down Tar Heels-Horned Frogs and discuss the best way to bet this game. I understand he’s old and dating a woman 40+ years younger than him, and it weirds people out, but Belichick still knows football.
He has to.He’s a six-time Super Bowl champion and the greatest football coach ever.Plus, UNC recruited much more talent this year in Belichick’s first full recruiting cycle. The Tar Heels went from 35th in 247Sports.com’s 2025 recruiting rankings to 17th this season.Per college football analyst Phil Steele, 31 of their signees were "in for spring," and Belichick got to coach these kids up more this offseason.
Meanwhile, TCU’S 2026 recruiting class is ranked 44th, and none of its signees were "in for spring".Josh Hoover #10 of the TCU Horned Frogs drops back to pass during the first half of the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Stadium on Sept.1, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
(Jared C.Tilton/Getty Images)ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!Also, the Horned Frogs are replacing former QB Josh Hoover, who went to play for Curt Cignetti and the reigning champion Indiana Hoosiers, and former WR Eric McAlister.Hoover threw for the third-most yards in school history from 2022-2...