UNC started its football season with a running back by committee solution — using multiple backs to see what clicks, in pursuit of gaining yards and moving the chains on the ground, opposed to in the air with quarterback Gio Lopez (or Max Johnson, as seen in the season opener).
Natrone Means, running backs coach for UNC and Bill Belichick this coming season. Just like wide receivers coach Garrick McGee and quarterbacks coach Matt Lombardi , Means will be a part of Coach Belichick's staff after being an offensive analyst during former head coach Mack Brown's stint over the past few seasons.
Former Chargers Pro Bowl RB Natrone Means will coach running back under Bill Belichick at North Carolina. Earlier this week, the official X account of the University of North Carolina football team posted their finalized coaching staff for the 2025 season under first-year head coach Bill Belichick.
The NFL officially started recording sack totals during the 1982 season, and since then a player has totaled 18 or more sacks in a season on 31 occasions. How many of the 31 can you name in five minutes?
Another piece of Bill Belichick’s first coaching staff at North Carolina has been put into place as the coach has reportedly made a hire from inside the program to his offensive crew.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
The running back position may no longer be as important as it once was but it is still imperative to build a strong rushing attack to create a balanced offense.
In the post-merger era of the NFL (1970 to present), players have rushed for 125 or more yards in the divisional round of the postseason 43 times. How many of the 43 can you name in five minutes?
How many of the franchise record holders for passing, rushing and receiving yards in the Divisional Round for the 2018 NFL Playoff teams can you name in five minutes?
How many of the franchise record holders for passing, rushing and receiving yards in the Wild Card round for the 2018 NFL Wild Card teams can you name in five minutes?