Kicker Rece Verhoff has returned to North Carolina for a fifth year after a federal court granted high school class of 2022 athletes an additional season of eligibility in a ruling tied to the NCAA's new eligibility model. The program first announced Verhoff's return with a social-media post Wednesday showing him kicking at practice. Coach Bill Belichick said Thursday that the uncertainty as to whether there could be additional court action has created “a little bit of a temporary situation now," with the Tar Heels less than a month away from their opener against TCU in Dublin, Ireland.
