Bill Belichick, the legendary pro football head coach who won six Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots, has reportedly been hired as the next head coach at UNC. Once confirmed, it ends a coaching search which began with the firing of Mack Brown in late November, and was filled with both rumors and national attention around the potential pairing with the future Hall of Famer.
insidecarolina first reported on Thursday that the university had finalized and sent Belichick a contract with terms expected to land the former Patriots coach. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., several football insiders — including ESPN's Adam Schefter, The Athletic's Dianna Russini, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones, and the NFL Network's Ian Rappaport — reported Belichick had agreed to the terms.
According to The Athletic's Brendan Marks and Ralph D. Russo, the agreement is for three years with UNC paying Belichick $30 million — making the contract one of the most expensive in college sports and the highest-paid C...
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