After spending six seasons at the Rams, he again took up an assistant role, this time under Elmar Bolowich, at the University of North Carolina.
The Tar Heels advanced to three consecutive NCAA College Cups, including the 2008 National Championship game, and amassed a 118–52–27 record.
In the following season, the Tar Heels did well in recording a 16–4–3 mark and came within one match of a fifth-straight College Cup, ultimately falling 1–0 to eventual national champion Indiana in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament.
The 2013 Tar Heels featured one of the top defensive sides in the nation and they advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, finishing with a 9–6–5 record.
2014 turned out to be another stellar campaign for the Tar Heels, who posted a 15–5–2 overall mark and again reached the NCAA quarter-finals for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.