Could Bill Belichick’s next potential coaching job be at the collegiate level?
According to Grant Hughes of Inside Carolina, Belichick has at least spoken with North Carolina representatives about the school’s open head coaching job. The former New England Patriots head coach has been out of coaching during the 2024 season since parting ways with the Patriots at the end of 2023.
However, it seems wise to temper your expectations for Belichick’s candidacy, at least according to Andrew Carter of The News & Observer.
North Carolina fired coach Mack Brown at the end of the season and Brown will not coach the Tar Heels’ bowl game. Brown was in his second stint with the school.
Belichick, 72, is approximately eight months younger than Brown. He has never coached college football before, though his father Steve was a longtime college coach and spent over 30 years at Navy. Belichick’s son, Steve, is in his first season as the defensive coordinator at Washington, and Bill is also very good friends with former Alabama coach Nick Saban. If there was anything Belichick needed to know about the current state of college football, we’re betting Saban would not be shy sharing that information.
The Patriots won six Super Bowls during Belichick’s 24 seasons with the team. The team’s last title came at the end of the 2018 season and New England missed the playoffs in each of Belichick’s final two seasons with the team. New England went 266-121 over Belichick’s time with the team.
