The North Carolina Tar Heels reportedly have to honor a significant request from Bill Belichick if he’s to accept their offer to become their next head coach.
North Carolina recently interviewed Bill Belichick for its head coaching vacancy. The team fired legendary head coach Mack Brown last week, and Freddie Kitchens was named the interim head coach for their upcoming bowl game.
If UNC is set on hiring the former Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots HC, however, they’ll have to accept his condition.
According to a report from Ollie Connolly of The Guardian, Bill Belichick is seeking “a guarantee” from the school that his son, Stephen, will succeed him as the Tar Heels’ head coach.
Connolly adds that the school “is open” to agreeing on that request, and that Belichick would look to bring in Josh McDaniels, brother Ben McDaniels and Matt Patricia on his staff. That said, Belichick’s desire is to go back to the NFL, per Connolly.
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Any potential staff would include Matt Patricia, Ben McDaniels (Texans passing game coordinator and brother of Josh McDaniels) as well as a sitting college GM who would handle general operations — NIL, recruiting, etc.
— Ollie Connolly (@OllieConnolly) December 6, 2024
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Belichick has never coached at the NCAA level. In fact, the 2024 season marks the first NFL campaign without Belichick’s employment since 1974, as he began his career as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975.
Bill Belichick Should Have Plenty Of Interest From NFL Teams
Surprisingly, the Atlanta Falcons were the only team that interviewed Belichick for their head coach vacancy last season. Belichick was passed over in favor of Raheem Morris, who served as the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator for three seasons.
But there shouldn’t be a shortage of teams interested in Belichick this year. The Dallas Cowboys could go big-game hunting if they move on from Mike McCarthy, while the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars (Belichick is friends with team owner Shad Khan) also stand out as logical landing spots.
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