UNC Trial Forces Michael Jordan & Lawrence Taylor Link-Up as Bill Belichick Debuts CFB Era

It finally happened. Bill Belichick walked out there for his first game as North Carolina’s head coach. Chapel Hill, the place we’ve always thought of as hoops country, now suddenly feels like the centre stage of college football. To be fair, that’s just the Belichick effect. But it’s not just the millions of fans tuning in from their couch. Let’s just say…TCU-UNC became a rather star-studded affair.

And that’s not saying it lightly. The Kenan Memorial Stadium (which sold 50,000 tickets, by the way) just gave us a sight we might’ve never witnessed before in college football. Yes, Michael Jordan and Lawrence Taylor are in attendance to attend the Tar Heels’ season-opener.

This probably takes you back to Deion Sanders‘ debut as Colorado head coach back in 2023. Stars all around, absolute madness. We witnessed Lil’ Wayne, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and NBA star Kawhi Leonard in attendance two years ago, and Belichick’s debut somehow took it to another level.

Michael Jordan and Lawrence Taylor are in town for Bill Belichick’s UNC debutpic.twitter.com/daJvRaY1Q8

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) September 1, 2025

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