North Carolina general manager Michael Lombardi, who was new Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick‘s first official staff addition, is embracing the “professional” side of college football. Specifically,

Lombardi says North Carolina is taking a professional approach in how they're scouting for the Tar Heels' rosters moving forward.

The heat is apparently getting to Belichick, because on Thursday two people from his inner circle released statements affirming his commitment to the Tar Heels. Those two people are, of course, his general manager Michael Lombardi and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.