Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach

By Brendan Marks, Michael Silver, Jeff Howe and Dianna Russini Bill Belichick, the longtime NFL coach who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots but has not led a team in a year, will be the next football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced Wednesday. GO DEEPER Mandel: North Carolina is going to regret hiring Bill Belichick “But it would be geared toward developing the player, time management, discipline, structure and all that, that would be life skills, regardless of whether they’re in the NFL or somewhere in the business.” By moving to the college ranks, Belichick might sacrifice the pursuit of a record he once appeared destined to break. For a long time, surpassing Shula’s NFL wins record was a driving force for Belichick, a chance to one-up the coach who once said that Patriots scandals “diminished” what Belichick built in New England. “Bill Belichick is a football legend and hiring him to lead our program represents a new approach that will ensure Carolina Football can evolve, compete and win — today and in the future.” The Tar Heels also had reason to replace the 73-year-old Brown with a younger coach more suited for the long haul of elevating the program to contend for conference championships and the College Football Playoff. College isn’t as hard of a season — not even close — but it’s much more year-round.” But for Belichick, the autonomy given to a college head coach could be a draw.