Bill Belichick almost had his first signature win at North Carolina.
In a tumultuous first season with the Tar Heels, he nearly produced a tangible sign of progress.
But despite taking No. 16 Virginia to overtime and despite an aggressive call for a two-point conversion that could’ve won the game, the Cavaliers stopped running back Benjamin Hall just inches from the goal line to escape with a 17-16 victory in Chapel Hill on Saturday.
The Tar Heels scored 10 points in the second quarter to tie the game and ended up in overtime after both teams went scoreless in the second half.
After Davion Gause caught a pass from Gio Lopez to pull the Tar Heels within one, Belichick kept his offense from the field instead of kicking the extra point to tie the game.
The Tar Heels dropped to 2-5 and remain winless in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
