As college football's 2025 transfer portal cycle works through January, the winter window is in the books with North Carolina front and center among 247Sports' five burning questions. The Tar Heels entered Tuesday at No.

Only time will tell if Belichick's staff can get the North Carolina program back on track after a 6-7 season under College Football Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown. The program hasn't won more than nine games in a season since 2015, with the last ACC championship coming in 1989.

North Carolina football, under the direction of Bill Belichick, continues to shape together the football coaching staff for the next season. That list now includes another big name from a CFP-featured program.

The InsideCarolina team has its finger on the pulse of UNC transfer portal news, recruiting, staff moves and more as Bill Belichick takes over for the Tar Heels

What is it like to be recruited to a college program by Bill Belichick? Four-star edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes was among the first to find out. Griffin-Haynes got a recruiting visit from Belichick on Monday as the North Carolina coach formally hits the recruiting trail for the first time.

The Tar Heels’ football program continues its transformation as Belichick brings in talent from CFP-featured programs and NFL pedigrees.

On Monday, Belichick had what is believed to be one of his first known recruiting visits: a trip to see 2026 edge-rushing prospect Zavio

North Carolina is targeting ex-New England Patriots head strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera for a similar role, sources tell me and @InsideCarolina for @CBSSports/@247Sports,” Matt Zenitz said in a post.

When Bill Belichick was announced as the new head coach of North Carolina’s football team, the next question was obvious: Who would he bring on to fill out his staff? With a $10 million budget to assemble his team,