After a pair of signature wins over Pitt and Duke, North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick have fallen to ACC rival Syracuse.
The Orange beat the Tar Heels in overtime on Saturday, 31-30. The victory came on an all-or-nothing two-point try by Syracuse after UNC had scored seven on the opening drive of the first overtime.
North Carolina entered the game as 8.5-point favorites. The Tar Heels led by 10 in the third quarter, 20-10.
The loss drops Belichick’s team to 4-3 for the year. They host No. 1 Miami next Saturday.
After that, UNC plays at UConn, Louisville, at Virginia, and NC State.
The Tar Heels finished 4-8 last year, in Belichick’s first season with the program.