It will be an interesting year for the ACC on the heels of a positive showing in the 2024 college football season. It made quite the impression by joining the Big Ten and the SEC as the only conferences to place multiple teams in the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

Over 24 seasons as coach of the Patriots, Bill Belichick brought a lot of talent to New England. Now, in his new job, he's trying to bring some New England talent down to North Carolina. Belichick stunned the sports world in December when he took over the University of North Carolina football program.

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract.

Belichick’s base salary is $1 million annually, paid monthly. On top of that, he’ll rake in a supplemental income of $9 million each year for promotional and media duties. These include appearances at events sponsored by UNC’s advertisers and donors, press conferences, and other special engagements.

Bill Belichick’s debut as UNC Tar Heels football coach will come against TCU on Labor Day, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, the ACC announced Thursday. The Tar Heels hired the 72-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as New England Patriots head coach, in December after firing Mack Brown.

It's no surprise that first-year UNC football leader and former six-time New England Patriots Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick is setting his sights high when it comes to pursuing potential Tar Heel signal-callers.

A Labor Day debut, trips to the Bounce House and the Bay Area, a home date with Clemson and a tough ending highlight Bill Belichick's first North Carolina schedule.

North Carolina's hire of NFL coaching legend Bill Belichick to guide the football program is a sign of how important the sport is to the university and an indication of its athletic priorities, UNC's chancellor said.