Though even with Gronkowski likely not there, the Tar Heels will have plenty of fans in attendance because, according to On3’s Brett McMurphy, they sold out all season and single home-game tickets on July 23, which was the earliest they’d done so in program history.

“It’s a pro program,” Belichick said. “Practice, training, food, schemes, terminology, it’s all a pro program. Not to the extent that we did it in the NFL — there will be fewer plays, fewer adjustments — but it will be along those lines.”