Bill Belichick agreed. Become the next head coach In North Carolina, schools officially announced the news Wednesday night. This is a great hire that brings a legendary NFL head coach to the college ranks for the first time in any capacity. Belichick, 72, will be the oldest FBS head coach.
The University of North Carolina, which fired Mack Brown in late November, has produced many NFL players past and present, with Patriots quarterback Drake being the most notable former Tar Heel currently playing.・It’s Mei. The 2024 No. 3 draft pick called Chapel Hill a “great place” and described Belichick heading there as “cool” and “pretty interesting to me.”
“Chapel Hill is a great place, and it’s great to have a Hall of Fame coach coming back and coaching our college kids,” May said.
Coach wide receiver Diami Brown, a UNC graduate, said college football is a “different ballgame” with NIL and other factors, and joked about how Belichick would handle that aspect.
“I hope he gets hired!” Brown joked.
Here’s the reaction from Lawrence Taylor, a Hall of Fame linebacker from North Carolina.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy had a lot to say about Belichick’s move.
“Wow, that’s amazing. It’s a beautiful place,” he said, drawing laughter. “No, I’m serious. I think it’s cool. I really do. Coaching is coaching. Let me tell you one thing: He’s going to be someone to be considered. I think Bill and his job. I have a lot of respect for him.” He always gets things done. It’s always very difficult to play against. But it’s a whole new realm that I’ve been in (in the NFL) since 1992, and I can’t imagine what it’s like, especially with all the changes. But I would like to congratulate him. ”
McCarthy, who began his coaching career in college, added that while he didn’t plan on returning to that level during his time with the Packers and Cowboys, coaching college was his original goal when he entered the profession. Ta.
Second-year Panthers coach Dave Canales is excited to have an NFL legend nearby.
CBS Sports analyst Logan Ryan, who was drafted by New England in 2013 and won two Super Bowls in four seasons under Belichick, had this to say:
