CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said suspended cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins has been reinstated and returned to work ahead of Saturday's visit to No. 16 Virginia.
On Oct. 9, the school announced it had suspended Hawkins for an “NCAA rules violation” related to improper benefits. UNC's statement did not specify the length of the suspension, but said he will remain on leave while the school “continues to investigate other potential acts harmful” to the team and school.
“Yeah, he's back,” Belichick said Monday at his weekly news conference. “The university admitted him, they went through the process with him, and he came back, yeah.”
Belichick's Tar Heels (2-4) fall 21-18 at California, marking their first close game against a power conference opponent after losing the first three such meetings to TCU, UCF and Clemson by a combined score of 120-33.
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