"Our football team is a lot better than what it was at the end of spring ball, I can tell you that,"
"They played exceptionally hard. They probably took a hard look at themselves and thought, 'This is an embarrassment on us. We're better players than this.'"
""gave up on" and "the effort was not there.""
Bill Belichick publicly affirmed commitment to North Carolina, denied leaving or altering his staff, and asserted significant team improvement since spring ball. The team followed with close losses at Cal and to Virginia in overtime, showing incremental progress despite an earlier blowout loss to Clemson where fans left early. An ACC analyst noted a marked uptick in effort against Cal and Virginia and criticized the lack of effort in the Clemson game. Reports emerged of a locker-room fight, cancellation of a planned season documentary, and restrictions on promoting Drake Maye or Patriots-related content on school social channels.
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