Bill Belichick is heading back to the classroom—and the sidelines. At the age of 72, the legendary coach is making a surprising move to the college ranks, finalizing a deal to become the head coach at UNC nearly a year after his departure from the Patriots, where he enjoyed 24 successful seasons and six Super Bowl victories. According to reports from The Athletic, Belichick’s contract with UNC is set for three years with a $30 million price tag.
The UNC Board of Trustees officially approved Belichick’s contract during a meeting on Wednesday, as reported by ABC 11 in North Carolina. Per ESPN, Belichick is already eyeing potential staff additions and looking to make strategic moves in the transfer portal, signaling his intention to bring a championship mindset to the college level. This unexpected move has sparked excitement and speculation about what Belichick’s legendary coaching expertise will bring to the Tar Heels.
Belichick, who played collegiately at Wesleyan, has spent his entire 49-year coaching career in the NFL, though his father, Steve, was an assistant at UNH from 1953-55.
After his breakup with New England, Belichick interviewed for the Falcons job during the last coaching cycle but Atlanta hired Raheem Morris.
When he ended up without a coaching job, Belichick secured a bevy of media jobs for the 2024 season, which includes appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the ManningCast and “Inside the NFL.”
A potential lack of interest in the upcoming cycle may have led Belichick to Chapel Hill, where he’s taking over for the recently fired 73-year-old Mack Brown.
Known as a basketball school, the Tar Heels football program has just one double-digit-win season in the last 27 years and hasn’t won a conference title since 1980.
Belichick was most recently spotted on the red carpet for The Museum Gala at the American Museum of Natural History Thursday night in Manhattan with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
Source: https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/sports/bill-belichick-becoming-north-carolinas-head-coach-in-stunner/
The UNC Board of Trustees officially approved Belichick’s contract during a meeting on Wednesday, as reported by ABC 11 in North Carolina. Per ESPN, Belichick is already eyeing potential staff additions and looking to make strategic moves in the transfer portal, signaling his intention to bring a championship mindset to the college level. This unexpected move has sparked excitement and speculation about what Belichick’s legendary coaching expertise will bring to the Tar Heels.
Belichick, who played collegiately at Wesleyan, has spent his entire 49-year coaching career in the NFL, though his father, Steve, was an assistant at UNH from 1953-55.
After his breakup with New England, Belichick interviewed for the Falcons job during the last coaching cycle but Atlanta hired Raheem Morris.
When he ended up without a coaching job, Belichick secured a bevy of media jobs for the 2024 season, which includes appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the ManningCast and “Inside the NFL.”
A potential lack of interest in the upcoming cycle may have led Belichick to Chapel Hill, where he’s taking over for the recently fired 73-year-old Mack Brown.
Known as a basketball school, the Tar Heels football program has just one double-digit-win season in the last 27 years and hasn’t won a conference title since 1980.
Belichick was most recently spotted on the red carpet for The Museum Gala at the American Museum of Natural History Thursday night in Manhattan with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
Source: https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/sports/bill-belichick-becoming-north-carolinas-head-coach-in-stunner/
