The moment that six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick agreed to come coach for the UNC Tar Heels, the expectations for Tar Heel football began to soar.

So much so that UNC was rewarded with the premier Monday night game against the TCU Horned Frogs – almost unheard territory for this program.

Celebrities and former alumni attended Kenan Stadium such as Michael Jordan, Randy Moss and Roy Williams in hopes to see the turning point of UNC football.

The first drive of the game for the Heels was purely electric. 

Quarterback Gio Lopez and running back Caleb Hood marched down the field for 83 yards and found the endzone, to go ahead 7-0. 

Lopez converted on back-to-back passes to Jordan Shipp, one for 39 yards, and the other for 19, only for Hood to pound the rock for the touchdown.

That drive seems like a distant memory.

Since then, the buzz that was once emanating throughout Kenan, quickly turned to deafening silence.

TCU simply outclassed the Tar Heels. The Horned Frogs run game was superior, the aerial attack was clicking, and it seemed as if every offensive player was doused in Crisco, with the way they slipped through tackles.

Defensively, it was a nightmare for the Tar Heels. Along with the 48 points they gave up – which is ironically the most points allowed by a Belichick-coached team – they also allowed 284 passing yards and 258 rushing yards.

A truly ugly scene for all parties involved donning the Carolina Blue. 

Once the score hit 41-7, Kenan Stadium emptied rapidly, and it was only halfway into the third quarter. By the end of the game, the stadium looked barren, with only the UNC band sticking around as a collective group in their seats.

To top it all off, the quarterback situation in Chapel Hill is currently in flux.

Lopez left the game with an apparent back and hip injury with 6:56 left in the third quarter, forcing graduate Max Johnson to come in relief.

Based on early reports, Johnson may be the quarterback moving forward. ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe reported during the game that Lopez was visibly shaken up, and once he entered the tunnel, he collapsed to the ground screaming in pain.

Johnson seemed to bring in a little stability to the offense, leading a drive that resulted in a touchdown to his brother, tight end, Jake Johnson.

However, the next offensive drive that the Tar Heels had, it resulted in a fumble from running back Davion Gause, killing any form of hope and momentum they could use for Week 2.

After the disaster we saw in Chapel Hill, the major questions that fans nationwide will be whether or not Belichick still has his fastball? Is the drama surrounding him and his partner Jordon Hudson a continuous distraction? Do the players respond to him?

This wasn’t the way the University of North Carolina was supposed to start its season. But now it’s behind the eight-ball.