Bill Belichick breaks up with members of UNC coaching staff after tumultuous season

The University of North Carolina sidelines volition look a small spot antithetic adjacent season.

Sure, they looked plentifulness antithetic this twelvemonth with Bill Belichick roaming the gridiron alternatively of Mack Brown, who was fto spell aft past season. 

But Belichick's accomplishment was filled with controversy, mostly surrounding his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. On the field, it was not overmuch better.

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North Carolina Tar Heels caput manager Bill Belichick with the squad earlier the crippled astatine Kenan Stadium.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

The schoolhouse announced Friday it had "parted ways" with 2 of Belichick’s assistants aft the school's 4-8 season.

North Carolina violative coordinator Freddie Kitchens and peculiar teams coordinator Mike Priefer volition not instrumentality adjacent season.

"We privation to convey Coach Kitchens and Coach Priefer for their committedness and galore contributions to our programme and student-athletes," Belichick said successful a statement. "We privation them some thing but the champion successful their aboriginal endeavors."

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick watches from the sidelines during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA shot crippled against Charlotte successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Nell Redmond/AP)

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UNC's discourtesy was 1 of the worst successful the country, ranking 119th successful the Bowl Subdivision successful scoring (19.3) and 129th successful full discourtesy (288.8 yards).

The Tar Heels had special-teams issues coming down the stretch, too, notably with Duke moving a fake tract extremity to acceptable up a precocious game-winning touchdown and N.C. State successfully moving a fake punt for a archetypal down the pursuing week.

North Carolina Tar Heels caput manager Bill Belichick connected the sidelines successful the 2nd 4th astatine Kenan Stadium. (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

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Belichick signed a five-year woody and stated helium would not caput to the NFL. He and the New England Patriots parted ways aft the 2023 season, and the 2024 run was his archetypal distant from the NFL sidelines since 1974.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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