North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick picked up a second straight ACC win on Saturday, gritting to a 20-15 victory over Stanford in Chapel Hill. It wasn’t pretty for much of the game, but after five straight losses to start the season against power-conference opponents — featuring multiple goal-line fumbles and endless off-field ordeals — Belichick and the Tar Heels have back-to-back wins (4-5, 2-3 ACC) and can reach bowl eligibility by taking two of their last three to end the regular season.
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“We’ve improved significantly over the course of the season,” Belichick told reporters after the game.
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