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
North Carolina football field returning to natural grass
The most intriguing part of this 2025 North Carolina recruiting class is the fact that there are three QBs committed to the Tar Heels. The latest is Gary Merrill, and the other two are three-star Au'Tori Newkirk and four-star Bryce Baker, the highest-ranked player in the North Carolina class.
North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has landed the committment of quarterback Gary Merrill, a two-sport athlete and a five-star recruit in lacrosse who has committed to play both sports for the Tar Heels.
Belichick visited Jared Curtis for an in-home recruiting pitch. Curtis attends Nashville Christian High School in Nashville, Tennessee. He led the talented team to a state champio
University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick visited Patriot High School Thursday to check in on junior linebacker Mathieu Kanu.
Tabor Academy rising junior quarterback Peter Bourque, who lives in Hingham, announced Tuesday night on X (formerly known as Twitter) that he has received an offer from UNC. This comes a week after Belichick, 72, offered St. Sebastian's offensive tackle Marky Walbridge, of Hanover.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released Bill Belichick's (finally signed) contract and his massive buyout price tag has been confirmed.
The formal contract, signed by Belichick on Wednesday and approved by the school, outlines a slew of bonuses and perks for the 72-year-old first-time college coach.
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.
Belichick has quite the connection to lacrosse, as he converted Monmouth University lacrosse star Chris Hogan into a productive NFL receiver. It's also worth noting that all three of his kids played collegiate lacrosse, and along with playing football at Wesleyan University, he was the captain of the Lacrosse team.
The Patriots struck gold with Mike Vrabel, who tops the ranking of NFL head coaching hires, while the Cowboys fell short with Brian Schottenheimer.