Bill Belichick reveals why he has short-term approach instead of championship mindset with UNC

Bill Belichick’s inaugural season in college football didn’t go how he and the North Carolina Tar Heels hoped, finishing 4-8 and 2-6 in ACC play in 2025.

Nonetheless, the championship pedigree remains in Chapel Hill because of who the head coach is. Belichick’s eight career Super Bowl victories, six as head coach of the New England Patriots, hold reverence even if his first year with the Tar Heels wasn’t what anyone expected.

Belichick’s mindset, though, doesn’t think in terms of championship...