2025 North Carolina Tar Heels CFB Betting Lines
After being rejected by the most desperate of NFL teams due to his reputation as an insufferable bore, Bill Belichick found himself in a hopeless situation. The infamous Hoodie is taking his Super Bowl rings and a girlfriend young enough to be his granddaughter to the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels parted ways with another elderly legend last year. Mack Brown ran out of gas and lacked the financial support of donors that will now be given to Belichick. Will it work? Gamblers can find opinions from all points of the spectrum. One thing that everyone can agree on is that the Hoodie will rate alongside Colorado’s Deion Sanders in terms of box office, TV eyeballs, and betting activity.
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2025 North Carolina Tar Heels Preview
Mack Brown’s second coming as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels was an overall success. Brown produced six bowl games in six seasons and led the Tar Heels to a final ranking of 13th in 2020. Yet there was a sense of unfulfillment among the North Carolina faithful. Brown’s offense helped former QBs Sam Howell and Drake Maye set records. But North Carolina left the back door open far too often with a defense that ranked among the worst in college football. Defensive coordinator Gene Chizik was sent packing after a putrid 2023 performance, but the results after his departure did not move the needle.
All eyes in college football will be on Chapel Hill this season thanks to Bill Belichick’s arrival. Watching how Belichick’s lack of collegiate experience (especially in the portal and NIL era) and his x’s and o’s ability to get the most out of the roster is easily one - if not the No. 1 - storyline in the nation this year. The 73-year-old coach also reshaped the roster through the portal by bringing in over 40 transfers, and has a favorable schedule for his debut in Carolina Blue.
When you combine the coaching change and significant roster turnover, this team is full of unknowns entering ‘25. One of the few certainties is likely to be at quarterback with South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez, while three starters are back up front. The Tar Heels will miss running back Omarion Hampton. Transfers must emerge at the receiver position to take the pressure off of Kobe Paysour.
The unknown theme continues on defense. Belichick’s ability to get the most out of the roster should shine here, especially as the Tar Heels bring back only two starters and are counting on a handful of transfers to make an instant impact.
Bill Belichick couldn’t be handed a nicer schedule. There are still too many holes to rip through this slate, but the Tar Heels win more than their share of road games - like, at least four of the six, maybe five - and don’t have too many problems at home. Belichick will be hailed as a genius, and the results will be strong, but the record could be better than the team's overall performance.
2025 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Sep 1 |
vs. TCU Horned Frogs |
- |
- |
| Sep 6 |
at Charlotte 49ers |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
vs. Richmond Spiders |
- |
- |
| Sep 20 |
at UCF Knights |
- |
- |
| Sep 27 |
OFF |
| Oct 4 |
vs. Clemson Tigers |
- |
- |
| Oct 11 |
OFF |
| Oct 17 |
at California Golden Bears |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
vs. Virginia Cavaliers |
- |
- |
| Oct 31 |
at Syracuse Orange |
- |
- |
| Nov 8 |
vs. Stanford Cardinal |
- |
- |
| Nov 15 |
at Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
vs Duke Blue Devils |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
at NC State Wolfpack |
- |
- |
Although North Carolina is renowned for its basketball program, it also has an underrated football program. The Tar Heels have nine conference championships and two division titles. North Carolina is a regular on the bowl circuit. However, its last ACC championship was in 1980. Pro Football Hall of Fame members Lawrence Taylor and Chris Hanburger played for UNC.
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown was on his second tour of duty before his departure at the end of 2024. Brown is the winningest coach in North Carolina history and has led the Tar Heels to a school record ten bowl appearances. In his first tour of duty, Brown led the Tar Heels to four Top 20 final finishes with three double-digit win seasons and a final ranking of 6th in 1997. After winning a national championship at Texas and doing ESPN TV work, Brown returned to take over a program that went 2-9 the season before his arrival. Brown led the Tar Heels to bowl games every season since taking command in 2019. In 2020, the Tar Heels finished 13th in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings.
While Brown had prolific offenses in his second tour of duty, he never found a defense to make the team complete.
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