As college football's 2025 transfer portal cycle works through January, the winter window is in the books with North Carolina front and center among 247Sports' five burning questions. The Tar Heels entered Tuesday at No.

Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels have landed another commitment from the transfer portal as the month of January is off to a fast start. On Monday, the Tar Heels were able to land a commitment from East Carolina defensive back Gavin Gibson.

Moving on from longtime head coach Mack Brown, who took over in 2019, felt inevitable because, in 2024, the team went just 6-7, lost to the UConn Huskies 27-14 in the Fenway Bowl, and had its second losing season in four years after going 6-7 in 2021.

The Texas Longhorns added a second player over the weekend via the transfer portal. Sunday night North Carolina Tar Heels defensive tackle Travis Shaw signed with UT. Texas also signed QB CJ Rogers. S

Only time will tell if Belichick's staff can get the North Carolina program back on track after a 6-7 season under College Football Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown. The program hasn't won more than nine games in a season since 2015, with the last ACC championship coming in 1989.

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What is it like to be recruited to a college program by Bill Belichick? Four-star edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes was among the first to find out. Griffin-Haynes got a recruiting visit from Belichick on Monday as the North Carolina coach formally hits the recruiting trail for the first time.

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick found a new way to trend on X, by officially joining the social media website on Monday.