O’Brien believes Belichick’s presence will be transformative in Chapel Hill.

Belichick avoided the rows of radio reporters in the hotel lobby and spent much of the morning in a hallway outside the green room for players and coaches, down the hall from private rooms for interviews with ESPN.com, SiriusXM and the ACC Digital Network.

UNC Football players denied that their head coach Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson is a distraction to the team in an interview on Thursday, July 24, ahead of the upcoming college football season.