CHAPEL HILL — UNC football defensive back Marcus Allen took a brunt of the blame for the Tar Heels ’ issues with slowing down TCU.

Defensive backs coach Brian Belichick came to Allen’s defense during a press conference on Sept. 3, saying the senior defender was “not the source of every bad play” UNC’s defense had in the 48-14 loss to the Horned Frogs .

“I think that narratives like that happen a lot after games. I think, usually, it’s not really fair to the one player. I would say that’s the case on a good amount of those plays,” said Belichick, who spent nine years with the NFL's New England Patriots before joining his father's coaching staff with the Tar Heels ahead of the 2025 season. Buy UNC football tickets

“From the outside, you see a guy catch a pass on a corner and the

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