The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) welcomes a new, yet extremely experienced head coach to the University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels football program: the eight-time Super Bowl Champion and three-time National Football League (NFL) Coach of the Year Bill Belichick. The UNC job is the first career opportunity for the notoriously blunt coach since parting ways with the New England Patriots in the 2024 offseason.
Belichick’s coaching style is intense and disciplined, heavily defined by an oppressive defense. The Patriots only finished three seasons outside of the top half of points allowed per game, exemplified by Super Bowl 53 in which the Belichick-led defense held the Los Angeles Rams to a single field goal and 260 total yards — the Rams were a prolific offense, with the No.