CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard landing run on the primary second-half snap to assist TCU spoil Invoice Belichick’s school teaching debut by rolling previous North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night time.
The 73-year-old Belichick had gained six Tremendous Bowl titles in a 24-year run as head coach of the NFL’s New England Patriots. His Tar Heels (0-1) scored on the sport’s first possession, however the Horned Frogs steadily took management to drive a full-house hostile crowd to the exits effectively earlier than the fourth quarter.
Clark’s 25-yard return late within the second was the primary of two defensive touchdowns for the Horned Frogs (1-0), the opposite being Devean Deal’s 37-yard scoop-and-score within the third.
TCU’s Josh Hoover threw for 2 scores whereas Jordan Dwyer completed with 9 catches for 136 yards and a 27-yard first-quarter TD. Trent Battle added his personal rating by working untouched across the left facet for 28 yards as TCU constructed a 41-7 lead.
Caleb Hood ran for a rating for the Tar Heels’ first landing underneath Belichick. South Alabama switch quarterback Gio Lopez accomplished 4 of 10 passes for 69 yards earlier than exiting the sport after halftime with a again damage.
TCU outgained UNC 542-222 in whole offense.
The buildup to the season right here had included loads of added buzz, together with the college promoting out all its season tickets — at an elevated worth — and single-game seats for the season. The sport additionally attracted ESPN to carry a pregame studio present from the Kenan Stadium sideline, the place Belichick stopped by earlier than the sport to share a hi there with former Alabama coach Nick Saban and the remainder of the crew.
Belichick additionally roamed the sector throughout pregame warmups as if taking all of it in for the higher a part of a half-hour. At one level, he stood on the UNC finish of the sector with normal supervisor Michael Lombardi watching the Tar Heels, then shared a fast handshake with Atlantic Coast Convention commissioner Jim Phillips as he made his manner towards midfield.
As soon as there, he shook palms with members of the officiating crew and stood close to midfield watching the Horned Frogs gamers as they went by means of warm-up drills.
The sport additionally attracted notable former UNC figures from years previous, together with NBA legend Michael Jordan — who gained a nationwide championship underneath Dean Smith right here in 1982 — and former UNC star linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who performed underneath Belichick when Belichick was an assistant and finally defensive coordinator with the New York Giants in the course of the Eighties.
The takeaway
TCU: It was fairly a reversal for the Horned Frogs, who misplaced two years in the past because the “different” workforce within the Colorado debut of former NFL celebrity Deion Sanders however took over this one in a stretch of 41 unanswered factors.
UNC: Belichick had overhauled the roster, with UNC bringing in roughly 70 new gamers between transfers and incoming recruits. This was an indication it should take time to make good on UNC’s wager that he can elevate its soccer program.
Up subsequent
TCU: The Horned Frogs get per week off earlier than returning with a house recreation in opposition to Abilene Christian on Sept. 13.
UNC: The Tar Heels have a brief turnaround, visiting the state’s largest metropolis with a visit to Charlotte on Saturday.
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