When Bill Belichick decided to make the jump from the NFL to college football with the North Carolina Tar Heels, it shocked the football world.
Immediately, the Tar Heels were viewed as a team to watch. They have one of the best football head coaches in the history of the sport. However, things have not gone smoothly thus far.
Belichick has been in the media a lot. He hasn’t been the media because of himself though. Rather, it has been his 24-year-old girlfriend, who has kept his name coming up in a negative light from a media perspective.
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Throughout his coaching career, Belichick has never liked those who bring distractions to the team. That has changed this year when it comes to his relationship.
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Due to the loud noise surrounding Belichick and Jordon Hudson, there have been rumblings about the legendary head coach either resigning or being fired. Those rumors have received a crystal clear update from one college football insider.
According to Stewart Mandel of The Athletic, Belichick will not be going anywhere. He will remain North Carolina’s head coach and is focused on his first season in the college ranks.
“To be clear, he’s not going to resign,” Mandel wrote. “He doesn’t need to resign. Anyone suggesting otherwise is going out of their way to manufacture a hot take.”
Now that Mandel’s report has been made, the rumors can be put to bed. Belichick isn’t going anywhere and the program is not trying to force him out. He will be the lead man for the Tar Heels moving forward.
During his NFL head coaching career, Belichick compiled an impressive resume. He went 302-165, which is good for a 64.7 percent win rate. In addition, Belichick won six Super Bowls.
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North Carolina will now hope that Belichick can overcome the outside noise and lead the program to a national championship in the near future. He has become one of the hottest coaches to play for in the nation with players knowing that he can help them reach the NFL level.
It’s unfortunate that there has been so much negativity surrounding him ahead of his first college season. He’s living his dream of coaching college football. Hopefully, things calm down around him and he can do his job at a high level in 2025.
Belichick and the Tar Heels will kick off their 2025 season with a home matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs on Sept. 1.
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