Three non-competitive losses to Energy 4 competitors this season for Invoice Belichick is sadly a part of the battle when combating by means of a rebuild — and UNC’s first-year coach sounds bored with seeing the identical points week after week.
Saturday’s 38-10 drubbing to Clemson was the most recent indictment on a roster that is not as much as par talent-wise at a program with an extended method to go within the ACC beneath its new workers.
“I will preserve my conversations to the workforce between myself and the workforce,” Belichick stated when requested his message to the locker room. “However I will simply say we will work by means of it and work our manner out of it. Maintain working each week to arrange for the subsequent workforce and that is what we will do.”
Tar Heels quarterback Max Johnson began instead of the injured Gio Lopez, however by no means acquired going because the chief of an offense that managed simply 270 whole yards. UNC went 2-for-11 on third down and dug itself right into a gap after Clemson scored 28 factors in 16 performs throughout the first quarter.
The Tar Heels suffered a number of defensive miscues and protection breakdowns in the midst of the sphere, resulting in explosive performs for the opposition. Belichick was blunt on personnel-related questions after watching his protection give up greater than 300 whole yards within the opening half.
“The fellows who should play are going to play. That is all I can let you know,” he stated. “I am not going to guage it on how outdated they’re or no matter. My expectations are to come back on this week, have an excellent week and prepare for Cal. These are my expectations.”
Dangerous to worse for Invoice Belichick: Dabo Swinney, reeling Clemson rout UNC as Heels hit new low in 2025 season
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Belichick preached fundamentals throughout UNC’s bye week previous to its ACC opener, however the dangerous tackling and tender angles which have marred this workforce all through the season confirmed up once more Saturday.
“We’ll return and take a more in-depth take a look at this recreation, however you already know large emphasis final week was fundamentals and higher execution,” Belichick stated. “I feel there was a fairly good quantity of that immediately, however it was overridden by the large performs we gave up on protection and the dearth of first down manufacturing on offense at occasions. So, after we’re behind the sticks it places us in powerful conditions. Once we cease giving these up, we have been aggressive within the recreation, however we gave up too many within the first quarter.”
Clemson scored a 75-yard landing on the primary play from scrimmage, a well-executed double go from Antonio Williams to T.J. Moore, and continued its assault with a number of scores from Cade Klubnik.
First-half woes proceed to destroy UNC’s hopes of a sizzling begin this season. Towards TCU, UCF and now Clemson, the Tar Heels have been outscored, 65-13, by halftime.
“We had two or three missed assignments, missed communications and did not make good performs within the deep a part of the sphere. We will not try this,” Belichick stated. “We simply cannot do it. Gave up large performs. That piled up a number of yardage there that we have to forestall.”
