Belichick and the New England front office no longer saw eye-to-eye, resulting in Belichick and the franchise agreeing to part ways. T

Bill Belichick is set to become the new head coach at the University of North Carolina. UNC is finalizing a deal to make Belichick the school's new head football coach, Inside Carolina reported Wednesday afternoon.

College football coaching searches don’t operate like most normal hiring processes, because college athletics isn’t a normal industry. The athletic director typically makes the hiring decision, but a school board must often approve the contract. And before the hire is made, anyone from donors to other school officials may push for someone else.

New North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick holds up a UNC branded sleeveless hoodie presented to him during an NCAA college football press conference announcing his hiring, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024,

Bill Belichick will be well compensated at North Carolina, though the door will be open for him to return to the NFL if a team comes calling.

Patriots players expressed shock that their former coach Bill Belichick was heading to college, and they wondered if his hard-driving style would resonate with younger athletes.