Now that North Carolina is through their 2024 season following a 27-14 loss to UConn in the Fenway Bowl, the Bill Belichick era is officially off and running.

While we're still currently in the midst of Bowl Season, there isn't more excitement and anticipation surrounding one college football program – outside of the CFP – than the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The month of January is finally here as the calendar has flipped to 2025 and with that, a new era of North Carolina Tar Heels' football is here under Bill Belichick. The head coach is wasting no time making an impact with his new program,

Bill Belichick must be glad he joined Instagram in September. The new UNC football coach, 72, explained that he’s “joining the 21st century” and using Instagram for recruiting players after taking over the Tar Heels program earlier this month.

Reidsville High School (N.C.) running back Jariel Cobb revealed his pledge to new UNC football head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels on Monday afternoon. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior, who had been committed to Air Force since July, received an offer from Belichick & Co. just over a week ago while on an official visit in Chapel Hill.

On Monday, Belichick shared his wish list for Santa on Instagram — a little late but still telling. He asked Santa for "great players who want to help me build a winning program at UNC," mentioning his DMs are open. Belichick also asked for "UNC alumni, fans, and supporters who want to help me build a winning football program at UNC."

It's still very strange to think of New England Patriots' legendary head coach Bill Belichick as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels. While he has made the jump officially to college football,