Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels are in the eye of the storm. After consecutive weeks of endless drama, the two sides are rumored to be drifting apart in the NCAA. Perhaps James Franklin’s firing by the Penn State Nittany Lions has lit a bulb over the program in Chapel Hill.

Penn State spiraled out of control with three straight losses to kickstart the Big Ten schedule in the 2025 college football season. Enough was enough for the Nittany Lions. Following the 22-21 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, the school in Happy Valley parted ways with its head coach.

Now, as reported by Bleacher Report and Spotrac, Penn State must foot the bill for a $56 million contract buyout after terminating the 10-year deal handed to Franklin in 2021. According to Spotrac, Franklin’s buyout cl

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