Bill Belichick endeared himself to the North Carolina faithful during his introductory press conference by holding up his father's old UNC sweatshirt and told a story in which his first words were supposedly "Beat Duke.

A little more than a month after he was formally unveiled as North Carolina’s new football coach at a news conference, Bill Belichick has put pen to paper and formally signed his contract with the university. Belichick signed the deal Wednesday and the school released it Thursday.

Bill Belichick landed his first five-star recruit at North Carolina with the commitment of quarterback Gary Merrill. However, his five-star rating