{"id":10105,"date":"2024-12-12T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10105"},"modified":"2024-12-12T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:39:07","slug":"breaking-cowboys-coaching-target-bill-belichick-hired-for-college-job-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10105","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Coaching Target Bill Belichick Hired For College Job!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Long thought to be a potential successor to Mike McCarthy with the Dallas Cowboys, future Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Belichick is reportedly being hired at the University of North Carolina.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Of all the crazy, unexpected twists and turns in this disaster of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0season, no one saw this coming. Future Pro Football Hall of Famer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/bill-belichick\">Bill Belichick<\/a>\u00a0won&#8217;t be the next head coach of the team because he&#8217;s accepting a job at the University of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1866972053145870417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to multiple reports<\/a>, the architect and coach of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/\">New England Patriots<\/a>&#8216; six-<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/super-bowl\">Super Bowl<\/a> dynasty has agreed to coach the Tar Heels and is finalizing details of his contract.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwMDIwMDM0NDk4NTM2OTI2\/bill-belichick-cowboys.jpg\" alt=\"bill belichick cowboys\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 5-8 and realistically eliminated from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Playoffs after last Monday night&#8217;s gut-punch loss to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, Cowboys fans are already looking toward 2025 and their next head coach. While owner Jerry Jones has hinted that it&#8217;s &#8220;not crazy&#8221; to think that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/mike-mccarthy\">Mike McCarthy<\/a>\u00a0could receive a contract extension after the season, most experts believe he will not be retained and are already putting together a list of successor candidates.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-cd988b6d0c4f4525a7230b071599b25a\" data-google-query-id=\"CI7w1YnqoYoDFVaL6QUdrQYF4w\" data-ad-size=\"fixedBottomD\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Belichick was near the top, joined by\u00a0former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>\u00a0head coach Mike Vrabel and former Cowboys&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/super-bowl\">Super Bowl<\/a>-winning cornerback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/deion-sanders\">Deion Sanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since parting ways with New England last January, Belichick has spent the season serving as a TV analyst. But then came the shocking news last week that he had interviewed for Mack Brown&#8217;s old job at UNC. Conventional wisdom pointed to Belichick wanting to return to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0to get the 26 wins needed to pass Don Shula as the most successful coach in league history.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-895abb8a95fa4d21a09d7828c5799799\" data-google-query-id=\"CI_w1YnqoYoDFVaL6QUdrQYF4w\" data-ad-size=\"728x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" width=\"728\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But apparently the 72-year-old who is dating a 28-year-old former cheerleader is indeed going back to college at &#8220;Chapel Bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee show, Belichick earlier this week confirmed that he was at least interested in the job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve talked to Chancellor (Lee) Roberts and we&#8217;ve had a couple good conversations,&#8221; Belichick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patmcafeeshow\/status\/1866186677955318250?s=46&amp;t=zTvyfbqkQ-pXTYJDzcnf0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see how it goes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Belichick spent five hours Sunday interviewing with Roberts, seemingly a big time investment and indication of the seriousness of the talks. Belichick, however, wasn&#8217;t in a hurry to divulge any more details.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-229368998730407ea0e789288e513c88\" data-google-query-id=\"CNTtypbqoYoDFXiI6QUdHnAePg\" data-ad-size=\"728x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8\" width=\"728\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah let&#8217;s just leave it at that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to give up too much information. I&#8217;ll lose my press conference &#8230; I want to get my press conference aura back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Belichick&#8217;s father, Steve, coached at Chapel Hill from 1953-55 and he this season has repeatedly said that, thanks to NIL,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-football\">college football<\/a> is &#8220;closer to the NFL than ever before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-038f90c80fb244d89671c5e046934ce3\" data-google-query-id=\"CI20pYnqoYoDFWWH6QUdDMQRLw\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long thought to be a potential successor to Mike McCarthy with the Dallas Cowboys, future Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Belichick is reportedly being hired at&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys Coaching Target Bill Belichick Hired For College Job! 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