There is an actual risk that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick joins the faculty ranks.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer and Pat Forde reported Thursday that Belichick just lately interviewed with North Carolina for its open head-coaching job and holds a “real curiosity” in main a university soccer program.
That was additional confirmed Saturday in a report by The Athletic’s Diana Russini.
“He’s certainly one of a number of candidates for the job beforehand held by Mack Brown—and the talks should not for present,” Russini wrote. “The curiosity is actual, and if Belichick is obtainable the job, a supply acquainted with his considering expects him to take it.”
The 72-year-old Belichick is barely a handful of months youthful than Brown, whom the Tar Heels fired final week after he received a program-record 113 video games over two stints. But Belichick’s curiosity within the school recreation stems from his stunning expertise final 12 months on the NFL teaching carousel, the place he solely interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons and completed runner-up to Raheem Morris.
“He was turned off by final January’s expertise and the dearth of motion he obtained,” Russini wrote. “… Belichick needs to run a program with out interference, and primarily based on the NFL jobs which are anticipated to be obtainable, there aren’t many organizations who match that mould.”
If provided the job in Chapel Hill, Belichick additionally may reunite along with his son Steve, who’s at the moment the defensive coordinator at Washington below coach Jedd Fisch.
