Michael Lombardi officially resigned from his general manager role at the University of North Carolina on Thursday. He was placed on administrative leave in July after a human resources complaint was filed against him by a former employee in UNC's front office. Soon after his resignation, WRAL reported that the university's investigation into the matter has since shifted its focus onto Steve Belichick, the Tar Heels defensive coordinator and son of head coach Bill Belichick.
The situation remains ongoing, but it's not exactly the media attention UNC was hoping for this early in the season, especially after a disappointing debut campaign under Belichick last year. On Friday, college football analyst Paul Finebaum gave the latest on the situation, reporting that Belichick's future at UNC could be in jeopardy. "What's so interesting is, I mean, we were just here Monday talking about what a great win it was for Bill Belichick in Dublin.
It was the biggest win he's had since Tom Brady was his quarterback. And now that seems like a million miles away," Finebaum said. "And the one other thing, we still don't know the status of Bill Belichick's son.
It is just an absolutely terrible story for Belichick. And if he has a decent season, North Carolina may look the other way. But if this season spirals out of control with a brutal schedule, it might be better for them to say, 'Listen, this was a bad idea.
But you're out of here.'" More news: Bill Belichick Takes on Bigger Role With UNC Defense While Son Is Away North Carolina opened the regular season with an impressive 15-10 win over TCU in Dublin, Ireland. This is the same TCU team that went 9-4 last season, facing a UNC team that went just 4-8 — and the Horned Frogs entered as 7.5-point favorites. In other words, Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels couldn't have asked for a better start to the season, made even more impressive by the fact that they were without defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, who remains on medical leave.
More news: Notre Dame to Honor Coaching Legend Lou Holtz With Season-Long Tribute More news: NCAA Makes Final Decision on Punishment for Cincinnati Over Brendan Sorsby But as Finebaum noted, the schedule doesn't get any easier for UNC. After hosting East Tennessee State on Saturday, Sept. 12 — a game they should win — the Tar Heels hit the road to face Clemson, then host Notre Dame before back-to-back road games against ACC rivals Pittsburgh and Duke. Two weeks after that, they face national championship runner-up Miami.
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