Belichick hired Michael Lombardi, a former NFL general manager, as the GM for the UNC football program, a role that has become essential in the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college sports.

Oklahoma finished with a 6-7 record in 2024, going 2-6 in conference play during their first year in the SEC. Alabama went 9-4 and 5-3 in SEC play in Kalen DeBoer's first season as the head coach of ...