
TCU won nine games last season and isn't far removed from an appearance in a national championship game but precious little of the spotlight was shining in their direction in advance of Monday night's matchup with North Carolina. And honestly, that makes sense because Bill Belichick was making his first appearance as a college coach and that's something few could possibly ever see coming a few short years ago.
Long story short, Belichick did not impress in the opener as the Horned Frogs cruised to a 48-14 victory in hostile territory. This was a far better outcome than what happened when TCU kicked off the Deion Sanders-Colorado era with a home loss to the Buffaloes.