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.

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

Belichick, 72, has been active in the transfer portal as he builds his first roster in the collegiate ranks. The six-time Super Bowl winner and former New England Patriots head coach has added 10 transfer additions thus far while filling the void left by 19 transfer exits.

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.

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick found a new way to trend on X, by officially joining the social media website on Monday.