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Right now it's 6 new fallout tonight from inside Bill Belichick's divided locker room. This after WREL's investigative reporting, we first brought you right here at 6. Thanks for joining us. I'm Ashley Rowe and I'm Gerald Owens. New today, UNC is warning all athletes do not. Sell your tickets, your complimentary tickets, or you risk NCAA rule violations. WRO's Pat Welter obtained a copy of that message sent to the players. He joins us live tonight from Charlotte. This comes 24 hours, Pat, after your reporting on a culture problem within the Tar Heel locker room. Gerald information just continues to come out here from UNC. I'm still speaking to sports sources, still working on confirming different pieces of information. The fallout is literally happening in real time. I just heard a little bit ago that Tar Heels players were bracing for an intense practice today. I mean our reports from yesterday were getting national attention. It was addressed in a meeting with players briefly today and to bring you back everything that we've been working on. We have spoken to players, parents, sources inside the athletic department and the University of North Carolina to paint a picture of why Bill Belichick and his program here with the Tar has been such a disappointment, to quote one of my sources, there's no organization, no culture. It is a complete disaster. With national attention comes national scrutiny. Because there is an article, WRAL sports anchor and reporter uh Pat Welter. Multiple sources with knowledge of the inner workings of Bill Belichick's program say North Carolina's football loss is a product of a divided locker room. According to our sources, a divide formed naturally when Bill Belichick was hired. Matt Brown players versus the transfers. Sources tell us the way Belichick has run the program, that divide grew, pointing to preferential treatment and a lack of leadership. A source shared with us that players are selling their spare game tickets rather than sharing them with teammates. One day after our report, UNC Athletics sent all athletes in sports with ticketed events a reminder. You are not to sell or exchange your complimentary tickets for any item of value. You may give the tickets to anyone you choose without receiving anything in return, although some NCAA. Rules have recently changed. This rule has not. Selling your tickets or receiving an extra benefits still impacts your eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Also new today, reports were working to confirm that UNC's partnership with Hulu for a season-long documentary is no longer happening. I did confirm the Hulu crew was not at the Clemson game on Saturday. Everyone wanted to know how Bill Belichick would run UNC behind the scenes. And so I'm excited to share with you that we will be doing that. Well now we know and the frustration is boiling over. While Belichick himself has been praised by multiple sources for his one on one coaching, it's his ability to run the program that's being questioned by parents, players, and now the biggest media voices in the country. I just want to know if he's all in. It feels like. They thought this was gonna be easier than what it is. So is Bill Belichick going to be one and done at Carolina? Obviously people are not happy, and I spoke to a source within the athletic department yesterday that echoed what Chancellor Lee Roberts said publicly last week that patience is the path. They made a big investment here in Bill Belichick. Obviously things are not going well so far. They want to help him. They want to help support him. He does not have experience at the college level, but the source said to me, Bill Belichick has to be willing to receive that help as well. All right, Pat, and of course winning cures all. We'll see what happens the rest of this season. Pat Welter live in Charlotte. Thank you. We broke this story on WRL.com about 24 hours ago. Since then, thousands of people have read the article. It's a good time to make sure you have the WRL news app loaded onto your, uh, devices with the notifications turned on. That way you'll receive push alerts like that one. You can also follow our complete coverage of Bill Belichick's time at UNC on WREL.com.

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UNC fans at Kenan Memorial Stadium as Clemson visited Chapel Hill on Saturday, October 4, 2025. UNC struggles on offense and defense falling to the Tigers 38 to 10. Photo by: CHRIS BAIRD

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Multiple sources with knowledge of the inner workings of Bill Belichick's program say that UNC football's losses are a product of a divided locker room, a disorganized coaching staff and a failure to communicate.


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Another home fell in Buxton on Wednesday, Oct. 1, bringing the total to 19 homes that have collapsed during the last five years in the Rodanthe and Buxton area. This comes as several homes crashed into the ocean on Sept. 30, 2025. Photos: Donny Bowers

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