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By now, it’s well-documented that Bill Belichick is in a new element.
The six-time Super Bowl-winning champion coach was hired and introduced as North Carolina’s newest football coach on Thursday. It’s a move that sent a shock throughout college football given Belichick’s age of 72 and his lack of coaching experience in college football.
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked about Belichick’s decision to take over the Tar Heels program Friday during ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“I’m happy for Bill. I think he probably wanted a new challenge and this is certainly going to be a great challenge for him,” Saban said Friday. “North Carolina is a great academic institution, as well as it’s got plenty of athletic tradition there in basketball and football. Bill’s a great coach.”
“I’m happy for Bill Belichick and I think he wanted a new challenge..
This is gonna be a great challenge for him and there’s a lot of athletic tradition at North Carolina..
I think he’ll be able to develop players”
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— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 13, 2024
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On top of being two giants in their profession, Saban and Belichick have a long-lasting relationship with each other — which was well documented in the HBO Sports’ documentary “Belichick & Saban: The Art of Coaching.” Saban served as Belichick’s defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns from 1991-94, Saban’s first coordinator position in the NFL.
Saban, who had served as a head coach in both the NFL and college, continued on what he believes will be Belichick’s biggest challenge coaching at UNC and in college football: recruiting. His biggest point of emphasis was the time put into college football recruiting — which is…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-13 19:45:00
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