Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels certainly weren't expecting this.
Earlier in the week, the North Carolina Tar Heels landed former UL Monroe wide receiver Jonathan Bibbs in the transfer portal, potentially hoping he would serve as the team's No. 2 receiver behind Jordan Shipp.
Well, just days later, things changed.
Bibbs decided to renege on his commitment to North Carolina and decided to head to UCF instead, a very tough blow for Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels.
The 6-foot-2 playmaker caught 26 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns in 2025, averaging a healthy 14.7 yards per catch.
A three-star transfer, Bibbs managed just one 65-yard touchdown catch during his freshman season at UL Monroe in 2024 and ended up redshirting.
North Carolina is in desperate need of wide receiver help after losing a plethora of pass-catchers to the transfer portal, and it wasn't like the Tar Heels had a ton of talent behind Shipp at the position this year as it was.
Belichick and Co. have bagged two other receivers in the portal this winter, securing a commitment from former Wisconsin weapon Trech Kekahuna as well as ex-Lehigh receiver Mason Humphrey.
Kekahuna managed 26 catches for 211 yards in his redshirt sophomore campaign this season. The year prior, he snared 25 balls for 339 yards and a couple of scores.
Meanwhile, Humphrey hauled in 35 receptions for 651 yards while reaching the end zone four times in 2025. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
Humphrey stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 215 pounds, so he should definitely comprise a nice red zone target for new quarterback Billy Edwards next fall.
Trech Kekahuna. Credit: Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.While both Kekahuna and Humphrey are decent additions, UNC may need to add another wide receiver due to is complete lack of depth.
North Carolina went just 4-8 during Belichick's debut campaign at the helm, suffering a handful of blowout losses to boot. This also marked the first time since 2018 that the Tar Heels did not qualify for a bowl game.
However, Belichick is bringing in a top-20 recruiting class for 2026, so maybe things are beginning to change in Chapel Hill.
There is no doubt the Bibbs news was a tough pill to swallow, though, especially considering that UNC lost out to UCF, of all teams.