No, seriously.
Bill Belichick was a football coach for nearly 50 years and spent all of it in the NFL. At no point in his illustrious career has the 72-year-old spent time in the college ranks, but that will change in 2025 as he has reached a deal to become the next head coach at North Carolina.
It is a stunning turn of events, as many wrote off the initial rumblings of Belichick interviewing at UNC as the athletic department throwing a bone to boosters to show they’re willing to go after the biggest name in coaching after firing Mack Brown. Belichick’s most prominent former players — Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edelman — all laughed at the idea of him coaching in college and going on the recruiting trail this past Sunday.
However, one interview begat another and on Tuesday there were reports the two sides were close on a deal, with Belichick reportedly giving UNC a 400-page “organizational bible” laying out his plans for how to completely change how the football program operates and is structured.
