Bill Belichick is back at the helm of a Football team, but it will be at the NCAA level. The 72-year-old has agreed to coach the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. The agreement was made official early Wednesday evening.
The day before, journalist Ollie Connolly reported that Belichick had given university management his 400-page “organizational bible” concerning the structure, payment methods, personnel choices, in particular.
Belichick has been out of work since leaving the Patriots after 24 seasons and six titles last January.
A press conference will be organized on a date to be determined to officially introduce the new Tar Heels coach.
“This is an exciting day for Carolina football and for our university,” said Provost Lee H. Roberts. “Carolina is committed to achieving excellence and providing opportunity for success in everything we do, from the classroom to the competitive field. After speaking with Coach Belichick, I know he shares this commitment. His legacy speaks for itself, and we look forward to working together on the next chapter of Carolina football.”
When he left the Patriots, many believed Belichick would quickly find a new job in the NFL, but the opportunities did not materialize. Belichick is just 14 wins away from the record for most games won by a head coach in NFL history. The brand was established by Don Shula (347).
“I grew up around college football and I had an opportunity this year to take a deeper look at it,” Belichick said on the Pat McAfee show on ESPN earlier this year. week.
Asked what he would bring to the North Carolina program, Belichick said that “if” he took the job, he would make the Tar Heels an “NFL-level program” at the college level.
Belichick also has ties to North Carolina. Belichick’s father, Steve, was an assistant football coach for the Tar Heels from 1953 to 1955 before serving as an assistant coach for over thirty years at the United States Naval Academy.
North Carolina has been looking for a replacement for Mack Brown since the institution announced on November 26 that Brown would not return next season.
Freddie Kitchens, the former Cleveland Browns coach who had served as UNC’s coordinator and coach the past two seasons, was serving as interim head coach while the organization searched for a replacement for Brown.
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