Latest rumors, news about hiring a UNC coach

The coach with the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history may be coming to college football.

Bill Belichick confirmed this week that he recently spoke with the University of North Carolina about its vacant head coaching position after reports surfaced that he went through the interview process with Tar Heels officials. The former New England Patriots coach has made weekly media appearances on ESPN, “The Pat McAfee Show” and “Inside the NFL,” among others, since the Patriots decided to end their 24-year partnership with Belichick last January.

Belichick, 72, has 333 career victories, eight Super Bowl appearances and six Super Bowl victories in 29 seasons as an NFL head coach, but he has never coached at the college level. His father, Steve Belichick, was a longtime assistant coach at Navy.

Bill Belichick’s apparent willingness to replace Mack Brown at UNC and potentially bypass any NFL coaching positions this offseason is suddenly the most important storyline in this year’s college football coaching carousel. But UNC still has to agree that Belichick is the right choice and then come to terms with him, with enough money left over to put together a college football roster that looks more like the NFL than ever before.

A decision from Belichick or UNC could be imminent as the transfer portal is already open. Here are the latest updates on the coaching search and the interesting developments surrounding Belichick’s potential future in college football:

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Bill Belichick: Latest updates, UNC coaching search rumors

The latest national reports suggest that Belichick is considering an offer to become North Carolina’s next football coach, but The Athletic, ESPN and Raleigh News and Observer have each reported in previous reports that a power struggle in North Carolina is delaying the process for Belichick to become the next Tar Heels football coach. ESPN reported that UNC Board of Trustees Chairman John P. Preyer was a key Belichick supporter. Preyer said publicly that he didn’t like how North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham handled Brown’s firing.

Other issues keeping Belichick from becoming UNC’s coach include his son Stephen Belichick’s potential role, UNC’s NIL resources, Belichick’s salary and staff resources, according to ESPN. Stephen Belichick is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington.

Tulane’s Jon Sumrall was also linked to the UNC job, but took his name out of the running Monday when he announced he would remain with the Green Wave. UNC has also spoken to Army’s Jeff Monken about the opening, as well as Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann and former Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers head coach Steve Wilks, according to ESPN. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith also said UNC reached out to him to discuss the job opening shortly after Brown’s firing was announced last month.

If Belichick fails, UNC will be under a lot of pressure to hire a new coach quickly.

Belichick did not discuss details of his discussions with North Carolina during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday. But he laid out a vision of what a college football program would look like under his leadership.

“If I were to go to a college program, the college program would be a connection to the NFL for the players that would have the opportunity to play in the NFL,” Belichick said. “It would be a professional program – training, nutrition, scheme, coaching techniques – that would translate to the NFL. It would be a college-level NFL program and an education that would prepare players for their careers after football. That was at the end of their college or professional careers.”

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