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Patriots Legend Joins Pat McAfee on ESPN for Bill Belichick’s UNC Coaching Debut originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The presence of six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick has already brought plenty of added attention to the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
Expectations are understandably high for the Tar Heels—Belichick has so many Super Bowl rings he needs both hands to wear them. But it’s not just football fans who are holding North Carolina to a high standard this year.
North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick attended the ACC Kickoff, the league's annual football preview event, on Thursday.
Amid all the pomp and circumstance that is sure to come with Bill Belichick’s debut as the head coach of North Carolina Tar Heels football, another addition to the pregame festivities has
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Before you know it, college football will be kicking off again, and the Bill Belichick era at UNC will begin with a special visit from ESPN.
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Tar Heels Wire on MSNTar Heels football to be a focus of ESPN per reportLike Sanders, Belichick will make his debut at home against TCU. However, this is in primetime as a standalone game on Labor Day in Chapel Hill. That game is set to be broadcast on ESPN. UNC will also be on an ESPN channel for at least two Friday games when they face off against Cal and Syracuse in October.
ESPN isn’t waiting for Bill Belichick to call a single play in Chapel Hill. The network is already stacking the deck in his favor, betting big on the Belichick buzz to deliver a “Prime Effect” level of interest for North Carolina Tar Heels football in 2025.