Bill Belichick’s jab at Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft shows why he didn’t go back to NFL, chose UNC instead originally appeared on The Sporting News Bill Belichick is getting ready to begin his career as the head coach of North Carolina. But that’s not where anyone expected the former New England Patriots coach to end up.

Dykes on his expectations for their matchup against the six-time Super Bowl champion and the Tar Heels: “Who really knows exactly what we’re gonna see.”

With less than two weeks to go until the regular season, UNC coach Bill Belichick did not name a starting quarterback on Wednesday, but did get in a tongue-in-cheek jab when asked about a Week 1 starter.

North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick took an apparent swipe at the New England Patriots while explaining how he was acclimating to college football approximately 10 days before the Tar Heels open the 2025 season versus TCU.

Simpson is also benefiting from the experience of his inside linebackers coach, Jamie Collins, who won a Super Bowl with Bill Belichick in New England. The transfer said having a coach who’s gone through the same workouts, practices and schemes — who understands things from “the entire lens” — makes him want to work even harder.

Hudson and Holliday attended the same Massachusetts gathering in July — months after a confrontation unfolded at a Nantucket holiday bash.