President Hans took this action as a matter of good governance,” a UNC System spokesperson said of the action.

UNC’s behind-closed-doors exploration of conference realignment and its future in the ACC was known by only a code name.

Belichick hired Michael Lombardi, a former NFL general manager, as the GM for the UNC football program, a role that has become essential in the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college sports.

Cougars after Sean Moore scored 23 points in UNC Wilmington's 81-79 overtime victory against the Drexel Dragons.