In Belichick, the Tar Heels have a head coach who is well-versed in the business side of football as well as the Xs and Os.

In 2011, Lombardi, at 22, entered the NFL as a scouting assistant with the Patriots. In 2013, he began his 13-season coaching career as a low-level assistant with the 49ers.

Mac Jones isn’t the only former member of the Patriots trying to turn this around in San Francisco. His quarterbacks coach is too. That would be Mick Lombardi, a former assistant under Bill ...