North Carolina football fans shifted from excitement to the early exit Monday. Those who stayed inside Kenan Stadium likely saw Bill Belichick yank Gio Lopez for Max Johnson against TCU.

Lopez engineered the first drive that ended with Caleb Hood scoring the first touchdown . But the Horned Frogs blew the game open from there before halftime . Then took a commanding 41-7 lead late into the third quarter.

Belichick realized he'd seen enough from the College Football Transfer Portal addition Lopez. But he left due to a reported back issue . He entered the game as the first QB1 of the Belichick era .

Johnson came in as one of the last holdovers of the Mack Brown regime. The same Johnson returning from a horrific leg injury of 2024 . Johnson immediately impressed — despite th

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