App State, Charlotte and East Carolina have all hired new football coaches within the past month. Meanwhile, the most high-profile opening in the state — at UNC-Chapel Hill — remains open while rumors of Bill Belichick swirl.

UNC has tried almost everything to become nationally relevant in football. Its hiring of Bill Belichick, and the enormous financial investment along with it, is its boldest move ever.

After a complicated week of “will they or won’t they,” UNC introduced Bill Belichick as the Tar Heels’ next head football coach Thursday in Chapel Hill.

UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis provided his thoughts on UNC football coach Bill Belichick and former coach Mack Brown in Charlotte on Monday.

There are only two reasons someone like Bill Belichick is interested a job like this: He’s running away from something, or he’s got no place else to go. The same appears to be true of North Carolina’s football program.

What has transpired behind the scenes since Mack Brown’s firing highlights how disagreements can turn a college coaching search messy.

The Tigers are set to visit the Tar Heels for an ACC game in 2025, and that matchup just got a lot more interesting.