It hasn’t taken long for Gio Lopez to find a new home after the former UNC quarterback opted to leave Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill.
Fresh off a nightmare 2025 campaign in which the Tar Heels boasted a meagre 4-8 record that made them ineligible for a bowl game, droves of Belichick’s ex-players have opted to take their talents elsewhere. Last month, linebacker Khmori House directed an unsubtle dig at North Carolina’s coaching staff upon sharing his decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
In the latest blow to Belichick’s roster, Lopez announced that he’s signed with Wake Forest — one of the Tar Heels’ longest-standing rivals in the ACC — a couple of days after his reporter transfer portal entry…