Latest Bill Belichick News
After 9 straight losses, the Giants are on the verge of a franchise record for futility
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants and co-owner John Mara probably learned a few things in tying their franchise record with a ninth straight loss on Sunday. The first is fans are unhappy and rightly so. A 2-12 record in the franchise's 100th season is a disgrace. So...
Clemson's Swinney can't wait for Belichick's positive impact on the Atlantic Coast Conference
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Practice plans. Film breakdowns. Travel bookings. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had his focus split several ways getting ready to face No. 4 Texas in the College Football Playoff. Still, Swinney had enough time to follow how Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick...
Cade Tyson scores 23 points and North Carolina routs La Salle 93-67
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Backup guard Cade Tyson scored a season-high 23 points and made five 3-pointers in the Tar Heels' 93-67 victory over La Salle on Saturday. Tyson shot 9-for-14 overall, including 5 for 10 on 3-pointers. He was averaging 2.7 points through UNC's first nine...
Bill Belichick reached out to Jets about their vacancy before taking UNC job, AP source says
Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the job at North Carolina, according to a person familiar with the situation. The 72-year-old Belichick was introduced Thursday as North Carolina’s football coach. But the former New...
Michigan hires former UNC assistant Chip Lindsey as offensive coordinator and QBs coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former North Carolina assistant Chip Lindsey has been hired as Michigan's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Wolverines made it official Friday, bringing in Lindsey in an effort to revamp the team's struggling offense. Lindsey left UNC while...
Belichick's bid to reshape football at UNC another sign of rising pro influence on college level
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Belichick spent time after his NFL exit talking with college coaches wanting his thoughts on managing new wrinkles at their level that looked a lot like the pros. The two-minute timeout. The transfer portal as de facto free agency. Collectives...
Win or lose at North Carolina, Bill Belichick's NFL legacy is already cemented: Analysis
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Bill Belichick didn’t wait around for a call that he might not get from an NFL team. With no guarantees that another opportunity might...
The Rams get 4 field goals to beat the 49ers 12-6 in a sloppy game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Four nights after winning the highest-scoring game of the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams won the only game this year that didn't have a touchdown. Joshua Karty kicked four field goals and the Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout,...
Bill Belichick 'always wanted' to give college coaching a try. Now he will at North Carolina
Bill Belichick had just been introduced Thursday as North Carolina's next football coach when chancellor Lee Roberts came armed with a gift: a short-sleeved gray hoodie — a bit of a trademark from Belichick's NFL coaching days — bearing a blue interlocking “NC” logo. It was...
NFL world reacts with excitement, surprise, questions after Bill Belichick is hired to coach UNC
Minutes after the University of North Carolina announced it had hired Bill Belichick as its next head football coach, the Tar Heels’ Instagram account posted a photo of the legendary NFL coach — at no more than 3 years old — sitting in the UNC bleachers. “Welcome home,...
