The Bill Belichick era at UNC began off with a bang — at the very least on the opening possession.

Following a lot fanfare and in front of numerous North Carolina legends, Belichick made his much-hyped debut as UNC’s head soccer coach Monday evening in a Week 1 dwelling sport in opposition to TCU. The Belichick era began with a North Carolina landing drive.

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North Carolina obtained the opening kickoff and instantly set the tone with a 9-yard run from operating again Caleb Hood on the primary play from scrimmage. Three performs later, first-year UNC quarterback Gio Lopez discovered sophomore receiver Jordan Shipp for a 39-yard acquire on a deep ball into TCU territory.

Three performs later, it was as soon as once more Hood’s time to shine. The redshirt senior took a handoff from Lopez and ran 8 yards by way of the TCU protection for a landing.

It added up to 83 yards on seven performs and a 7-0 lead to kick off the Belichick era in Chapel Hill.

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This was met with a lot approval from the followers in attendance at Kenan Memorial Stadium, together with UNC icons Michael Jordan, Lawrence Taylor and Roy Williams.

It was only one drive in a single sport in a 12-game season. But it is all the time good to get off on the fitting foot.



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