North Carolina’s loss occurred amid rumors of Belichick possibly taking over as Giants head coach after they fired Brian Daboll on Monday. Belichick shot down the speculation on Friday, however, and insisted that he is committed to the Tar Heels’ football program.

The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday after making some bad playcalls involving quarterback Jaxson Dart and a disappointing 2-8 season so far. The empty chair has generated considerable buzz about who should replace and in the search, one man’s name consistently came up– North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick.