Bill Belichick was let go by the Patriots months before Drake Maye stepped into Gillette Stadium as the team’s 2024 first-round pick.
The legendary head coach might be back on the sidelines again in 2025. But instead of coaching an NFL squad, Belichick might end up leading Maye’s alma mater: the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
Belichick confirmed his interest in UNC’s head-coaching vacancy on Monday, with ESPN’s Pete Thamel, adding earlier Monday morning that a decision made by the university will be “expected this week.”
Maye’s head coach at Chapel Hill — Mack Brown — was fired on Nov.