UNC football coach Bill Belichick keeps saying the Tar Heels are “improving every week.”

“I’m not going to back off that,” Belichick told reporters after UNC’s 21-18 loss at Cal on Friday, Oct. 17. “I think that’s true.”

Progress was shown on the field and scoreboard at California Memorial Stadium, but the Tar Heels (2-4, 0-2 ACC) will return to North Carolina on a three-game losing streak.

With the loss to the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-1), UNC has dropped its first four games against Power 4 opponents for the first time since 2017. Those Tar Heels finished with a 3-9 record, losing their first eight games against P4 competition before a November win against Pitt.

Things won’t get easier in Week 9 when No. 18 Virginia (5-1, 3-0) comes to Chapel Hill on Oct. 25 (Noon, ESPN) for the

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