Bill Belichick era begins with dominant scoring drive capped by Caleb Hood TD
By Andrew Olson
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The Bill Belichick era is off to a roaring start in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels got the ball first, and promptly marched down the field and took a 7-0 lead.
Caleb Hood carried the ball across the goal line for the first touchdown of UNC’s 2025 season. With a successful extra point, North Carolina took a 7-0 lead on TCU.
Heels wasting no time…TOUCHDOWN CAROLINA
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It was a 7-play, 83-yard scoring drive for the Tar Heels. Quarterback Gio Lopez was 2-of-2 passing for 58 yards on the drive, unleashing a highlight deep ball on his first pass for Carolina.
Gio Lopez first UNC pass is a DIME
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As the broadcast mentioned, Belichick opted to retain Freddie Kitchens as UNC’s offensive coordinator. Kitchens, a former Alabama quarterback, has multiple decades of coaching experience in both college and the NFL. Kitchens joined former North Carolina coach Mack Brown’s staff as tight ends coach and run game coordinator in 2023.
The Carolina defense forced TCU to punt on its opening drive. UNC, though, had to punt on its second drive of the game.
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