Buying stock in Bill Belichick, UNC football? Don’t bet the farm

In Bill Belichick lingo, North Carolina is on to East Tennessee State.

Let's linger for a moment, though, on what UNC achieved in Week 0. It used a pair of fourth-down stops in the second half to upset TCU, 15-10, in a result that earned a hint of vindication for Belichick and the Tar Heels after a rough 2025 season and a drama-filled offseason.

On this edition of "College Football Unfiltered," presented by Sports Seriously, USA TODAY Sports' Blake Toppmeyer, John Brice and Paul Myerberg unpack this win and what it means (or doesn't mean) for North Carolina. They also turn toward Week 1 and debate whether Lane Kiffin's efforts to roster cut NFL players at LSU will be worth the headache.

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Here's a portion of the Belichick conversation:

Myerberg: It's Week 0. Let's not overreact to one game. I don't really put a whole lot of stock in what this result means for either team. If we're to take anything from this, obviously TCU needs better quarterback play. It didn't get that in this game from transfer Jaden Craig. As…

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