Formally, Bill Belichick has never coached college football.
That hasn’t stopped the former New England Patriots head coach from having conversations about returning to the sidelines in the college game next season, according to multiple reports.
According to The Athletic and NFL Network, Belichick and University of North Carolina officials have discussed the school’s head-coaching vacancy. 247 Sports first reported the news of the Belichick-UNC connection.
The nature of the discussions and whether Belichick would consider coaching in the modern NCAA remain unknown. Former North Carolina head coach Mack Brown was fired on Nov. 26.
Belichick’s father, Steve, was a longtime assistant at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Belichick’s son, Steve, was the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington this past season. But Belichick himself has never coached on a college sideline.
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The Patriots and Belichick parted ways in January after 24 seasons. He interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons job that went to Raheem Morris.
