Bill Belichick reportedly wasn't UNC's first choice to become its next head football coach, enlisting the help of senators to ...

North Carolina actually preferred failed NFL head coach Arthur Smith, a Tar Heels alum, over Bill Belichick as its next head ...

Just the thought of Bill Belichick having any interest in participating in a “Hard Knocks” chronicling the machinations of ...

When legendary football coach Bill Belichick decided he was interested in the head coaching job at the University of North ...

Bill Belichick has friends in an important places, and according to one report, he called on now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio for help in landing the UNC head coaching job.

Bill Belichick made the biggest splash by far in college football’s coaching carousel this offseason, but he may not have ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels wanted to hire former offensive lineman Arthur Smith as head coach. UNC went a different ...

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Here's who North Carolina actually wanted as their head coach over Bill Belichick, according to a new report from ESPN.

Tillis hung up the phone and immediately called Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate president pro tempore, who had strong connections with power players at UNC. Berger initially laughed at the ...

Politicians reportedly showed they're capable of getting something done by helping Bill Belichick land his surprising new job ...

Belichick first sent word of his interest in the UNC job through political allies. He reached out to a longtime friend, ...