Since the news broke about Bill Belichick eyeing the head coach position at UNC, the NFL world has been buzzing. Imagine a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach stepping into college football. Sounds wild, right? The kids at Tar Heels are probably talking about it non-stop. Someday, when some of them make it to the NFL, they’ll be able to say they were coached by ‘THE’ Bill Belichick. What a flex that would be! But is it confirmed that the former Patriots HC is joining UNC? Reports suggest it might be happening.

Recently, Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordan Hudson, sparked some speculation after netizens noticed that she had started following the official Instagram account of the University of North Carolina (UNC). According to The Guardian, Belichick has reportedly handed over a hefty 400-page document to UNC. Now, he’s just waiting to hear back from the university. “Update: Belichick has agreed to become the next UNC coach. Belichick handed the school a 400-page “organizational bible” with structure, payment plans, staffing choices, etc. decisions on whether to commit to UNC. He is expected to know their decision within 24 hours”, reported The Guardian’s Ollie Connolly.

After a year away from the field, most of us expected the 72-year-old to be back in action. But with college football? This wasn’t on anyone’s checklist. Now, if he gets the green light from UNC, a lot of people in the NFL are going to be sad, especially the Jets.

If anyone has had the most embarrassing season this year, it’s the Aaron Rodgers‘s Jets. After firing people left, right, and center, the Jets were looking for a new head coach for the 2025 season. No, they weren’t going to continue with Jeff Ulbrich. Reports suggested they were trying to get Bill Belichick on board. But it looks like Belichick has had enough of the NFL. He just wants to make his mark in college football now.

With his new move, the former Patriots manager has crushed the Jets’ hopes by choosing not to be their HC. Well, there’s not much Woody Johnson can do now, except exploring more options. Aaron Rodgers must not be happy about it. The QB has had a rough season, with fans asking him to retire now. If Bill had decided to come on board, there might have been a possibility of Rodgers playing at least one more season before he possibly saying goodbye to football.

But even if Belichick himself is on board with the idea of coaching UNC, it seems there’s some ‘pushback’ from the trustees of the organisation.

UNC’s 13 trustees are hesitant to bring Bill Belichick on board?

Belichick has done his part and is now waiting for an official response from UNC. But, it looks like it’s not as easy as the former Patriots GM thinks. As reported by Ollie Connolly in The Guardian, “There has already been pushback from the group of 13 trustees, with input from wider faculty.” Forget the NFL season, this is way more interesting.

As per the sources, some trustees are hesitant about bringing Belichick in. Getting him on board would mean big changes for UNC’s football program. This includes overhauling the current structure, staffing, and financial plans, things that could shake up the status quo. “The investment would overhaul the school’s approach to football; Belichick’s unsure if the school will meet the demands and is unwilling to negotiate”, added Ollie Connolly.

Anyway, the NFL world is curious to know what UNC will say. They probably can’t sleep for the next 24 hours. If UNC welcomes Bill on board, it’s going to be a shocker for former Patriots players too, including Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, and Rob Gronkowski. Afterall, the former Patriots QB and Edelman were quite confident, saying “absolutely not” when asked about their stance on Belichick joining college football.