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Bill Belichick has finally won a game against a Power Four school.

North Carolina beat Syracuse 27-10 Friday night at the JMA Wireless Dome. It was also Belichick’s first career win against an ACC opponent.

UNC was fortunate because Syracuse started walk-on Joe Filardi, a true freshman, at quarterback.

The Orange have battled quarterback injuries this season. Steve Angeli, the team’s initial starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against Clemson after leading them to a 3-1 start. The team then turned to LSU transfer Rickie Collins, with whom the team went 0-4, prompting Orange head coach Fran Brown Jr. to start Filardi.

The North Carolina defense held Filardi in check. The true freshman struggled, finishing the game c

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