A day after going through the media wringer at ACC kickoff, the new North Carolina coach got a taste of what goes into college-football coaching at the annual Pigskin Preview luncheon.

Belichick avoided the rows of radio reporters in the hotel lobby and spent much of the morning in a hallway outside the green room for players and coaches, down the hall from private rooms for interviews with ESPN.com, SiriusXM and the ACC Digital Network.

UNC players say all the headlines surrounding Bill Belichick and his girlfriend this offseason haven't been a distraction to the team as it prepares for its Sept. 1 opener against TCU.