Bill Belichick reportedly interviewed for UNC coaching job

According to multiple reports, Bill Belichick is still committed to coaching football in 2025 and beyond.

But could it be at the college level rather than the NFL level?

According to Grant Hughes of Inside Carolina, Belichick interviewed this week for the vacant head coaching position at the University of North Carolina.

The Tar Heels have already begun conducting interviews after firing head coach Mack Brown on Nov. 26, with Belichick emerging as a surprising candidate. Even with Belichick’s stellar resume over nearly 50 years of coaching in the NFL, he has never coached in the college ranks before.

Hughes added that Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall and Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann were also considered for the vacant coaching position in Chapel Hill.

Andrew Carter News and the observer confirmed via a source that Belichick interviewed with UNC, with the source adding, “He blew them away in the interview.”

But even though Carter reported on academic.”

Even though Belichick has no coaching experience in the college game — which has evolved rapidly in recent years amid revamped transfer portal rules and an influx of NIL deals — he does have ties to UNC .

Belichick’s father, Steve, was a longtime college assistant coach whose career included a three-year stint in Chapel Hill, from 1953 to 1955. Add to that the fact that the nation’s most beloved football player Belichick’s Lawrence Taylor played at UNC, and it’s easy to see why there might be an affinity for the powder blue.

Still, it’s written that Belichick wants another chance to coach in the NFL, especially with the legendary head coach just 26 regular season wins behind Don Shula for the most coaching wins in NFL history.

“Those who know Belichick best say that despite his burgeoning media resume, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach would still like to return as coach in 2025, but only in the right situations and with good jobs,” he said. reported Adam Schefter of ESPN in September.

Conor Ryan is a writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.