The Washington Huskies football program employed Stephen Belichick last year, the only season since 1974 his father, Bill, wasn’t employed as a coach.
Bill Belichick might’ve retired from the New England Patriots, but he wasn’t away from football in 2024.
He was in Seattle, Washington, with his son. And he was there so frequently, the Wall Street Journal’s Laine Higgins revealed he had his own Huskies hoodie with the block “W” where one for Pat Patriot used to be.
“Belichick attended dozens of Washington’s practices and team meetings last season, analyzed film with coaches and even addressed the players before a big game. He was such a frequent visitor to the practice facility that the team even outfitted him with his own training gear, including a signature gray hoodie emblazoned with a giant purple W where the Patriots logo used to be,” Higgins wrote.
Belichick supposedly chose Jedd Fisch’s program because it was “a sort of hybrid program, drawing elements from the pro and college games.” He sees UW as “a template” for what he wants the North Carolina Tar Heels football program to be.
Of course, Belichick shares that vision with fiancée Jordon Hudson. The two have been together since 2022, and while rumors once dictated she’s been banned from team facilities, that’s been confirmed false by UNC’s administration.
Belichick’s head coaching role in “Chapel Bill” is that of a CEO. He’s outsourcing the defense to his son, the offense to Freddie Kitchens, and the branding to Hudson. Belichick does the hiring, the recruiting visits, the booster meetings, and anything related to being the boss.
We’ll see how his vision goes as his Tar Heels host the TCU Horned Frogs at Kenan Memorial Stadium on Monday to kick off the 2025 season.