Bill Belichick is looking to the NFL to fill out his coaching staff at North Carolina, targeting current Raiders interim offensive coordinator Scott Turner for the same position with the Tar Heels, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.

Turner is currently working at the position with the Raiders as an interim after head coach Antonio Pierce fired coordinator Luke Getsy, quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello, and offensive line coach James Cregg recently.

Prior to taking his current position, Turner worked as the Raiders’ passing game coordinator, but as the team is 2-11 entering this week, it’s likely he’s looking for a new start elsewhere.

Turner is the son of long-time NFL coach Norv Turner, and worked as the Commanders’ offensive coordinator 2020-22 and has some collegiate experience at Oregon State, Pitt, and Michigan.

He worked as offensive assistant and wide receivers coach at Pittsburgh from 2008 to 2010 and worked under Jim Harbaugh at Michigan as an offensive analyst in 2017.

Belichick has already acquired some NFL coaching and managerial talent to his new staff.

Michael Lombardi joined the North Carolina program as general manager, and Freddie Kitchens has been named tight end coach and run game coordinator for the Tar Heels.

(Rapoport)

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Associated Press

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (10-1)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 North Carolina comes into a matchup with No. 25 Georgia Tech as winners of seven consecutive games.

The Tar Heels have gone 6-0 in home games. North Carolina ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 37.7 rebounds. Alyssa Ustby leads the Tar Heels with 9.2 boards.

The Yellow Jackets have gone 1-0 away from home. Georgia Tech scores 81.9 points while outscoring opponents by 28.8 points per game.

North Carolina makes 43.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than Georgia Tech has allowed to its opponents (36.6%). Georgia Tech averages 32.4 more points per game (81.9) than North Carolina allows to opponents (49.5).

The Tar Heels and Yellow Jackets meet Sunday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ustby is averaging 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds for the Tar Heels.

Dani Carnegie is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Bill Belichick was greeted with a loud roar from North Carolina fans when he stepped onto the court during halftime of the Tar Heels’ game against La Salle on Saturday.

During his short halftime speech, Belichick expressed his excitement to the crowd, along with paying homage to former Tar Heel basketball coach Frank McGuire, saying that he was one of the first basketball coaches he ever connected with.

Belichick was also seen on the sidelines with future Tar Heel QB Bryce Baker, who confirmed his commitment to UNC just hours before.

On Wednesday, the UNC board of trustees approved the 72-year-old’s switch to college football at North Carolina’s new head coach following his 49-year coaching career in the NFL.

This move comes nearly a year after Belichick and the New England Patriots agreed to part ways in January.

Belichick won six Super Bowl championships, and accumulated 266 wins during his legendary 24-year tenure with New England.

Belichick’s appearance at the UNC basketball game on Saturday marks his second public appearance with the school.

On Thursday, Belichick was formally introduced for the first time during his first official press conference with UNC, where he referred to his new position as a “dream come true”.

When Belichick was a toddler, his father, Steve, was an assistant on UNC’s staff from 1953-55.

Belichick has also made it clear that he plans to run a professional-style program at UNC.

Details were released on Thursday regarding Belichick’s contract with UNC.

Belichick is set to receive a $1 million base salary, along with $9 million of supplemental income. The deal is guaranteed for the first three years, which becomes non-guaranteed in years four and five.

The deal also provided performance-based incentives for Belichick.

For example, he will receive an additional $150,000 if he leads the Tar Heels to an eight-win season, along with an extra $50,000 for each further win after that.

It was also reported on Saturday that Belichick inquired about a coaching job with the New York Jets shortly before his move to UNC.