Many of the initial questions surrounding North Carolina’s hiring of new head coach Bill Belichick had to do with recruiting in the new-age college football world: How would the persnickety former NFL skipper adjust to connecting with high schoolers?

A chronically struggling unit for years, North Carolina’s defense has a new training regimen with Bill Belichick as head coach.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has three former NFL head coaches leading its football programs this fall for the most of any league.