When the North Carolina Tar Heels hired Bill Belichick as head coach, they envisioned things would go much better than they did in 2025.  Instead, the Tar Heels managed just a 4-8 record, their worst season since 2018 when they went 2-9. Despite Belichick’s highly successful NFL career, his first season at the NCAA level did not quite go as he and his team had hoped.  UNC football coach Bill Belichick during a press conference ahead of the Tar Heels' first spring practice on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. | Rodd Baxley/The Fayetteville Observer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images As surprising as the move was to see one of the greatest head coaches in the history of the NFL make the jump — or fall — to the NCAA, there was some optimism that Belichick could bring some juice to a UNC program that has severely lacked the notoriety of its men’s basketball program.…