At 72, dealing with a changing college sports landscape — not to mention the NIL and the transfer portal — will be a new challenge the coaching GOAT.
The legendary NFL coach won’t be the kind to make the leap back to the league if he finds success at the college level with the Tar Heels.on Thursday — a day after he shockingly agreed to coach at the same school his father, Steve, did as an assistant from 1953-55.New North Carolina coach Bill Belichick , center, holds up a sweatshirt that belonged to his father when he was on the coaching staff at UNC in the 1950s.
Belichick sits just 14 total wins behind all-time leader Don Shula and was rumored to be among the top coaching candidates for 2025 — though that plan is seemingly scuttled for at least the next five years as he looks to build the North Carolina program into a national power.“I’ve always wanted to coach in college football,” Belichick said. “It just never really worked out. Had some good years in the NFL… so that was OK.
The former college cheerleader will get to root for Belichick in a familiar setting, and she’s already in the spirit. “We are onto Chapel Hill!” she posted on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, not long after news of Belichick’s agreement with the Tar Heels became official.New North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, center, holds up a sweatshirt that belonged to his father when he was on the coaching staff at UNC in the 1950s.
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