Sep 13, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Invoice Belichick on the sidelines within the second quarter at Kenan Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Bob Donnan-Imagn Photographs Invoice Belichick and North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham refuted a report on Wednesday that this system’s first-year coach mentioned buyout choices with the varsity.
“I am absolutely dedicated to UNC Soccer and this system we’re constructing right here,” Belichick posted on the Tar Heels’ X account.
Cunningham added in a press release on the identical tweet, “Coach Belichick has the total help of the Division of Athletics and College.”
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Earlier Wednesday, the Guardian reported that Belichick, 73, expressed potential curiosity find a training or media job that might offset the $1 million buyout he would owe North Carolina if he leaves for one more job.
The varsity would owe Belichick $20 million if it fires him except it’s in a position to take action with trigger.
Belichick’s first season teaching school soccer after profitable eight Tremendous Bowls (six as a head coach, two as a defensive coordinator) has been disastrous.
The Tar Heels fell to 2-3 after a 38-10 dwelling loss to Clemson on Saturday. North Carolina has misplaced all three of its video games towards Energy 4 competitors by a mixed margin of 120-33.
Tar Heels assistant coach Armond Hawkins was suspended Tuesday for offering unlawful advantages (sideline passes to a sport) to a participant’s members of the family, in keeping with a number of media studies. The Guardian additionally reported that the varsity is already conscious of observe and recruiting violations which have occurred, maybe setting the stage for a with-cause dismissal.
Per the Guardian, Belichick’s communication with workers members has been described as “bizarre” and “distant.” A number of coaches reportedly have been unable to contact the pinnacle coach through the group’s latest bye week.
One North Carolina defensive assistant advised the Guardian, “What we have achieved to those children is f— up.”
North Carolina is at the moment in its second and last bye week of the season. The Tar Heels start a stretch of seven straight video games on Oct. 17 at Cal.
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