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Like Bill Belichick, these NFL coaches went ‘back to school’ for NCAA football originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Bill Belichick, 72, is going back to school.
After a year away from coaching following a lengthy and successful run with the New England Patriots that solidified him as one of the NFL’s greats, Belichick is headed to college football.
Belichick agreed to become the next head coach of the University of North Carolina, making him the next major name to switch from the pros to the college level.
These are some of the marquee names who went back to school after achieving success in the big leagues:
Bill Belichick, New England Patriots to UNC:
Belichick tops the list given his resume in the NFL. He collected six Super Bowls with the Patriots, all coming with Tom Brady under center. He also won an additional two Super Bowl titles as an assistant with the New York Giants.
What’s intriguing is Belichick has never coached at the college level, so it’ll be new territory for a coach who’s used to a different level of talent. From quality of depth to recruitment and more, it’ll be a chapter of the coach’s journey plenty will curiously follow.
Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers to Michigan:
The 49ers were enduring years of hardship before finally luring Harbaugh away from Stanford and closer to the heart of San Francisco. Harbaugh helped instill a distinct culture to the team, culminating in a Super Bowl appearance in which it lost to the Baltimore Ravens, coached by Harbaugh’s older brother, John.
Harbaugh eventually returned to the coaching scene with Michigan, where inconsistency in big games plagued the Wolverines before they finally won the National Championship in the 2023-24 season. Harbaugh was under controversy for that run, however, after being embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal.
The following offseason, the Los Angeles Chargers made the call to bring him back to the pros.
Pete Carroll, New England Patriots to USC:
Before moving to the Pacific Northwest and…
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Publish date : 2024-12-12 01:16:00
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