{"id":651028,"date":"2026-03-12T20:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/651028\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:09:12","slug":"ex-unc-qb-boycotting-bill-belichicks-program-with-cryptic-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/651028\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-UNC QB boycotting Bill Belichick&#8217;s program with cryptic concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick won\u2019t have one notable UNC alum attending games this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Marquise Williams, a two-time second-team All-ACC team QB during his four-year tenure with the Tar Heels, announced he wouldn\u2019t be a presence in Chapel Hill in a cryptic manner on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not be attending any UNC football games this year!,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/1MjWilliams2\/status\/2032100240858214553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted on X<\/a>. \u201cThe things I\u2019m hearing man I would have never thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added a broken heart emoji for good measure, but did not elaborate on exactly what put him off.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38758829\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-579589624.jpg\" alt=\"North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Marquise Williams (12) reacts after throwing an interception in the 2nd quarter of the 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Baylor Bears at the Florida Citrus Bowl \" class=\"wp-image-38758829\"  \/>North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Marquise Williams (12) reacts during the 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl against the Baylor Bears. Corbis\/Icon Sportswire via Getty<\/p>\n<p>The drama surrounding UNC football has been hard to ignore since Belichick took over last season.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors surrounding the 74-year-old coaching legend and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, ran rampant as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/13\/sports\/rob-gronkowski-jabs-bill-belichick-over-jordon-hudson-romance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she took over headlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A disastrous \u201cCBS Sunday Morning\u201d interview led to questions about Hudson\u2019s role in Belichick\u2019s professional life and the school was forced to respond to reports <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/09\/sports\/jordon-hudson-banned-from-unc-practices-with-bill-belichicks-family-worried-ex-espner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she was banned from UNC facilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38758871\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2248535851.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels walks onto the field prior to the game against the NC State Wolfpack\" class=\"wp-image-38758871\"  \/>Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels walks onto the field prior to the game against the NC State Wolfpack. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>A 4-8 record in his first season at the helm \u2014 including a 42-19 beatdown by rival NC State to mark the Heels\u2019 third straight loss to end the campaign \u2014 didn\u2019t help matters.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tar Heels GM Michael Lombardi, things around the program seemed worse than they actually were.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will not be attending any UNC football games this year! The things I\u2019m hearing man I would have never thought\ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marquise Williams (@1MjWilliams2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1MjWilliams2\/status\/2032100240858214553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAll during those stormy times, all during when the boat was getting capsized, when people were attacking us with fake rumors and fake stories all over \u2014 nobody\u2019s corrected them yet, but that\u2019s OK, we understand \u2014 our players hung together,\u201d Lombardi <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/07\/sports\/michael-lombardi-claims-fake-stories-created-to-undermine-bill-belichicks-first-unc-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said on the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d this month<\/a>. \u201cWe did not lose one single recruit to another team. Now, they tried. A lot of that, to me, was the dedication of our recruiting class, and that\u2019s what I think gives all of everybody in this program the lift that we need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, let\u2019s face it. If you\u2019re not worth a darn, they\u2019re not going to attack you. Some programs are not worth attacking. They\u2019re going to attack us. We expect it. It\u2019s all good. We\u2019ve been in the arena before. We don\u2019t listen to the noise. We focus on what we have to focus on and we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, currently the quarterbacks coach at Louisburg College in North Carolina, ranks sixth in Tar Heels history with 7,970 passing yards and fifth with 61 passing touchdowns over his four-year stay in Chapel Hill (2012-15). He added another 2,453 career rushing yards and 35 scores one the ground \u2014 plus another 106 receiving yards and three IDs through the air.<\/p>\n<p>His 228 total points are tied for 10th in program history, while his 47 games rank fourth among UNC QBs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick won\u2019t have one notable UNC alum attending games this fall. 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