Bill Belichick will make his college football coaching debut on Monday, September 1 when the North Carolina Tar Heels take on the TCU Horned Frogs. Kickoff for the game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

A little more than a month after he was formally unveiled as North Carolina’s new football coach at a news conference, Bill Belichick has put pen to paper and formally signed his contract with the university. Belichick signed the deal Wednesday and the school released it Thursday.

Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract, formalizing the hiring after speculation that the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach might opt instead for a return to the NFL.

Bill Belichick is entering the college football world at an interesting time with North Carolina, as tampering is becoming a more prevalent issue due to the advent of the NCAA Transfer Portal and NIL.

Among the challenges of rebuilding North Carolina's roster, Belichick faces arguably the tallest task of adjusting to the recruiting trail rather than relying on the NFL draft. In an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday, Belichick was asked about his recruiting pitch to recruits as he pieces together his first class with the Tar Heels.

Football fans were taken aback when Bill Belichick agreed to a five-year, $50 million deal to become the North Carolina Tar Heels head coach. Shortly after, UNC Chancellor Lee Harriss Roberts came ahead to applaud Belichick.

More than a month after he was introduced as the coach at North Carolina, Bill Belichick has formally signed his contract with the university. The deal is laden with incentives that could make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport.

Bill Belichick’s debut as UNC Tar Heels football coach will come against TCU on Labor Day, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, the ACC announced Thursday. The Tar Heels hired the 72-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as New England Patriots head coach, in December after firing Mack Brown.

Bill Belichick, the legendary NFL coach, is making waves not just on the gridiron but also in his latest venture into college football. Belichick has always been about chasing grea

The formal contract, signed by Belichick on Wednesday and approved by the school, outlines a slew of bonuses and perks for the 72-year-old first-time college coach.

Belichick’s base salary is $1 million annually, paid monthly. On top of that, he’ll rake in a supplemental income of $9 million each year for promotional and media duties. These include appearances at events sponsored by UNC’s advertisers and donors, press conferences, and other special engagements.

But that wasn’t the only big news out of Chapel Hill. North Carolina also announced a big change to its 2025 college football season opener, which will also serve as Belichick’s highly anticipated college coaching debut following 29 years as an NFL head coach.