Fox Sports CFB analyst confident in UNC's chances ahead of 2025 season
North Carolina stole college football headlines in December 2024, hiring 8-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick to be its next head coach. The Tar Heels will play new starters across the board, particularly on the defensive line and possibly quarterback.
With all the mystery and potential in Chapel Hill, the excitement for college football at UNC is valid. In Fox Sports lead CFB analyst Joel Klatt's College Football Stock Watch, Klatt is "buying" stock in North Carolina.
"I landed on the Tar Heels for two reasons: trust and schedule," Klatt said. "This team went under .500 a year ago, and it has a lot of transfers, so it's tough to project how this roster is going to do. "I don't think Belichick cares about all the noise surrounding him and the program as of late. I think he cares about just getting his players to do their jobs. If they can do that in that conference against that schedule, no one is running away from the Tar Heels. I think Belichick has a good chance of convincing his roster to not only do their jobs, but to also find ways not to beat themselves."
Depending on how you evaluate the Tar Heels' 2025 opponents, their schedule is pretty favorable. UNC plays Charlotte and Richmond in consecutive weeks. North Carolina faces two more tough teams in UCF and Clemson, sandwiched around a bye week, but also the likes of California, Virginia, Stanford and Wake Forest.
Syracuse, Duke and NC State will all prove to be good challenges for the Tar Heels, with their season finale in Raleigh carrying more implications than just a win.
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