One month into the 2026 season and Notre Dame is performing as it was expected to, looking like a steamroller as it has just crushed opponents to date. A compelling test comes Saturday as Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish hit the road to take on 2-1 North Carolina.
The North Carolina Tar Heels welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish into Chapel Hill on Saturday in a pivotal game for head coach Bill Belichick. Obviously, the Tar Heels have several concerns heading into a matchup against the No.
Coming off their bye week, the North Carolina Tar Heels face a daunting matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. North Carolina is in danger of losing two consecutive games, which would set off alarm bells heading into Week 6.
The Bill Belichick era in North Carolina has not been good. After a four-win season in 2025, the 2026 campaign did not start well. General manager Michael Lombardi resigned after being placed on leave in the midst of an investigation.
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Notre Dame football travels to Chapel Hill to face UNC on Saturday. Just how lopsided do the predictions get? Notre Dame football and head coach Marcus Freeman will travel to Chapel Hill on Saturday to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by former NFL legend Bill Belichick.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
For the North Carolina Tar Heels to reach their goals this season - qualifying for bowl eligibility - the offense needs to step up. More specifically, the deep passing game must develop into a consistent feature of the game plan.
Back when I was younger, much younger, I used to watch the New England Patriots dominate the NFL under then-head coach Bill Belichick. Always rough around the edges and less than pleasant in interviews, Belichick leaned on Tom Brady and his elite defensive mind to tear through the NFL on the way to six Super Bowl titles.
Notre Dame is a heavy favorite heading into Chapel Hill this weekend, but UNC’s pass rush is more dangerous than most fans are giving it credit for. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are heavy favorites against Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels this weekend, but the Irish offense cannot afford to come out sluggish.
When North Carolina did the unthinkable by pulling Bill Belichick out of NFL retirement, it was supposed to be the start of something special in Chapel Hill.
It's an important stretch of the schedule for the North Carolina Tar Heels, who can't afford for the Week 3 loss against the Clemson Tigers to snowball into a significant losing streak.
There have been many challenges for coach Bill Belichick in his two seasons at North Carolina. Another big one comes when No. 3 Notre Dame visits Chapel Hill, N.C., on Saturday.
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
When Bill Belichick arrived in Chapel Hill, UNC sold the vision of operating like the NFL’s “33rd team,” with general manager Michael Lombardi saying the program would be built around a pro-style model.
As North Carolina enjoys a bye week and prepares for a massive game against Notre Dame on October 3, the university has given a vote of confidence to head coach Bill Belichick.
North Carolina didn't hire the six Super Bowl rings. It hired the man who won them. Belichick has to prove that translates.
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick is back in top form in at least one sense. Belichick delivered a classically brief sideline interview during Saturday’s game against Clemson at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
The Tar Heels hired Belichick in an attempt to finally turn things around for a program better known for basketball than for its success on the gridiron. To say that things haven't worked out that way would be a huge understatement.
The North Carolina Tar Heels and head coach Bill Belichick are 2-0 heading into an important game against the Clemson Tigers, but it still feels like this is a program behind the 8-ball.
Given the turmoil, there could be some fire behind the smoke that Belichick has zero institutional control at North Carolina.
Our Weekly Syllabus this week includes quick glimpses into the two biggest games of Week 2 — Ohio State-Texas, Oklahoma-Michigan — the end (for now) of a storied rivalry and the latest update into an ugly situation brewing in Chapel Hill.
In the latest edition of ESPN's "College GameDay," the punter turned show host, anchor, analyst, country music "singer" and what have you, predicted that Belichick's Tar Heels would win the ACC.
Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Hall of Fame confirmed that its selection process won't be the same moving forward.
According to a WRAL report, North Carolina hired a law firm to investigate the general manager's alleged misconduct, and the findings have been tumultuous.
The North Carolina Tar Heels and Belichick put a difficult offseason behind them in a Week 0 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.
Legendary head coach Bill Belichick won't get the benefit of the doubt forever, especially after a bit of a shakeup in the UNC program after such a disappointing and scandal-riddled season.
Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick is not expected to be with the team in Week 1.
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