Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is now a winner at the college football level! Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels entered the W column on Saturday with a 20-3 victory over the Charlotte 49ers, a football program that has only been in existence since 2013. But hey, a win is a win.
Wondering if any NFL scouts were in the bleachers for the game? Don’t lose any sleep over it.
Belichick made headlines this week for banning Patriots scouts from his Tar Heel practices, a move that was universally graded by pundits as a petty one. The Athletic’s NFL insider Diana Russini compared the whole ordeal to “eighth-grade cafeteria drama,” which we all know is deeply serious stuff.
Belichick doesn’t seem very amused about the ongoing Patriots rift. Following Saturday’s win, h