Bill Belichick’s fortunes in college football appear to be looking up after the University of North Carolina’s victory on Saturday. Five games into his second college season, the Tar Heels head coach reached a major milestone – following months of turmoil in Chapel Hill. UNC beat the previously undefeated No. 25 Pittsburgh 21-17 on Saturday for Belichick’s most significant win as a college football coach. It marked the first time Belichick’s Tar Heels have beaten a ranked opponent since he joined the program last year.It was a significant improvement for the UNC program, which is 3-2 this year after going 4-8 last year. ‘Gutsy performance. Kept battling against a good football team,’ Belichick said after the game on ESPN. ‘We just kept hanging in there. We made a couple big plays, and they made a couple too. They’re a good football team.’ Bill Belichick claimed his biggest win as a college football coach on Saturday Belichick’s University of North Carolina defeated No. 25 Pittsburgh 21-17 at the weekendBilly Edwards Jr. threw a 75-yard touchdown pass in the second half to see North Carolina knock off Pittsburgh 21-17. Pitt had just taken a 17-14 lead when the Tar Heels immediately responded. Edwards hit Shamar Easter for a 75-yard score down the seam for the go-ahead touchdown, giving coach Bill Belichick his first win against a ranked opponent at North Carolina.’Every play is designed to be an 80-yard touchdown,’ Edwards said. ‘They obviously don’t all go that way, but it felt really nice to see Shamar catch and run with that.’It was North Carolina’s (3-2, 1-1) first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No. 25 Miami in 2023 and the Tar Heels’ first ranked road win since taking down No. 9 Miami in 2020. Edwards completed 18-of-26 passes for 249 yards with touchdowns to Easter and Jelani Thurman, and a pair of interceptions. Demon June also rushed for a touchdown and Jordan Shipp caught six passes for 93 yards.The victory was a welcome distraction from the scandals plaguing the program in recent months. Investigators looking into team conduct have examined a range of allegations tied to potential drug use, inappropriate relationships and NCAA rule violations.Last month, Belichick’s son and defensive coordinator Steve resigned from the program amid a mysterious medical leave. His departure followed that of long-time Belichick confidant and UNC general manager, Mike Lombardi.Join the discussionShould UNC fans celebrate Belichick’s big win despite recent scandals in the program?What’s your view? It marked the first time Belichick’s Tar Heels have beaten a ranked opponent since he joined Billy Edwards Jr. threw a 75-yard touchdown pass in the second half to help seal the win According to UNC’s September statement, the school’s investigation ‘determined that certain actions demonstrated a disregard for Carolina’s values and standards of conduct.’ The school didn’t reveal specifics of those actions found by the review, nor had it discussed details of the investigation launched in late July.’The investigation also found that these actions were isolated in scope and not a systemic failure,’ the school said in a statement that also announced a player suspension following a September traffic stop.In last month’s interview with The Associated Press, The Assembly and WRAL of Raleigh, lead investigator Nate Huff along with UNC general counsel Paul Newton refused to detail any findings or reveal conduct by specific individuals. But Huff – an attorney and former federal prosecutor – did confirm his team looked into allegations tied to drugs, relationships and NCAA issues.’This was not a circumstance where we were targeting any individual person or any specific people,’ Huff said. ‘We were looking program-wide – football program-wide.’Newton said the probe launched ‘based on the concerns raised by a limited number of former employees.”We took those concerns seriously,’ he said.