Dave Doeren suddenly has a new high-profile rival in Bill Belichick. On Nov. 30, NC State earned a bowl game invite with a 35-30 win over North Carolina in Mack Brown's final game. Less than two weeks later,

The question had to be asked. The reporter even apologized for it, but they wouldn’t have done their job if they hadn’t pressed a fellow head coach in the Research Triangle about Bill Belichick’s impending arrival at the University of North Carolina.

Bill Belichick might have been entertaining a black and green hoodie instead of a Carolina blue one. Per a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the legendary NFL coach’s inner circle had informal conversations with the New York Jets before he accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina.

Bill Belichick received a warm reception when he was introduced to the crowd at a University of North Carolina men’s basketball game, days after he was named as head coach of the school’s football team.

With college teams now able to spend fortunes on players, the legendary coach is making the leap at a time when the game more closely resembles the NFL than ever before.