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Watch Bill Belichick’s victory speech after Stanford win

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It’s been a bleak season for North Carolina football. The buzz around Bill Belichick’s college debut faded quickly as the Tar Heels got off to a 2-5 start. North Carolina’s season was derailed by a four-game losing streak, and it got so bad that Belichick had to deny rumors suggesting he was seeking an early exit from the school.

But the Tar Heels may have turned a corner.

After defeating Syracuse 27-10 on Halloween, North Carolina beat the Stanford Cardinal 20-15 at home on Saturday. With the win, Belichick and company improved to 4-5 and have a chance to get back to .500 next week against Wake Forest.

### Belichick’s Locker Room Speech

After the game, Belichick addressed the team. The famously deadpan coach did his best to inspire the Tar Heels with a rousing locker room victory speech.

“That’s the way we thought it would be, coming right down to the wire. We had our chances to make it a little more space than we had. But, in the end, it’s a damn good win all the way around. We’re gonna keep building on that one. We’ve got the three games in North Carolina now. So this is the heart of our schedule,” Belichick said, per UNC’s official X account.

“We need to play our best football. Have our best week of practice, play our best football on Saturday. Get ready to get Wake [Forest] here. Get ready to get Wake. But let’s keep grinding now, we can’t stop. We’ve gotta keep grinding, keep getting better, keep believing in ourselves, believe in the process. Alright? Let’s make it three in a row. Congratulations, men. Congratulations,” Belichick concluded, to polite applause.

### Game Summary

Both teams got off to slow starts on Saturday. North Carolina scored first with a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter. Stanford answered in the second quarter, and the game was tied 3-3 at halftime.

However, the Tar Heels came out firing after the break. UNC scored 17 straight points in the second half, taking a 20-3 lead.

Stanford eventually responded with two fourth-quarter touchdowns but missed the two-point conversion on both scores. The Cardinal made it a one-possession game with under two minutes remaining and managed to get the ball back.

With just 42 seconds remaining and no timeouts, Stanford’s last-ditch lateral effort was stymied by North Carolina’s defense as time expired, securing the win for the Tar Heels.

North Carolina inches closer to .500 with the Stanford win and now look to keep the momentum going against Wake Forest next week.
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Bill Belichick commends Drake Maye for an ‘outstanding’ start with Patriots

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“They’ve won a couple of close games, and that’s really changed their record.”

UNC head coach Bill Belichick has largely remained mum this season when it comes to talking about his former team, the Patriots, and in particular, Tar Heels alum Drake Maye. But the future Hall-of-Fame head coach did give New England’s QB some props this week while making an appearance on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray.

In particular, Belichick highlighted the dangers that come with the dreaded sophomore slump for young quarterbacks and how a team on the rise could seemingly splinter in short order. In this exercise, Belichick pointed to how the Washington Commanders and QB Jayden Daniels have largely regressed this season, while Maye’s ascension as one of the league’s top young quarterbacks has allowed New England to jump up to a 7-2 record.

“I think competitively, most everyone who’s been in strong competition will tell you that it’s a little bit easier to get to the top than just stay on top,” Belichick said. “Certainly, an organization like Washington could see that this year. They had a great year last year. Things fell right for them. And this year, everybody’s gunning for them. And it’s a lot tougher.

“Certainly, Drake Maye has had an outstanding year for the Patriots,” Belichick added. “They’ve won a couple of close games, and that’s really changed their record. I’d say.”

Maye has put himself in the conversation for league MVP in his first full season as New England’s starting QB, with DraftKings tabbing Maye with the third-best MVP odds (+425), behind only Josh Allen (+180) and Patrick Mahomes (+350).

Even with an uneven performance on Sunday against the Falcons, Maye is still completing 74.1 percent of his passes this season, throwing for 2,285 yards (fifth in the NFL) to go along with 17 touchdowns (tied for 3rd) and just four interceptions. He has also rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on the year, averaging 4.6 yards per carry.

Of course, Maye and the Patriots might need to heed Belichick’s warning for next season when it comes to teams being more prepared to account for Maye’s playmaking and a New England team that has surprised many so far this season.

New England will need to both keep its franchise QB healthy and avoid regression across several other areas of their depth chart moving forward—two keys that the Commanders have failed to execute in what is looking to be a lost year for a franchise that made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game last season.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2025/11/05/bill-belichick-drake-maye-nfl-football-new-england-patriots-unc-north-carolina/