It appears Bill Belichick’s first season with North Carolina football will find its way on TV after all.
A docuseries featuring Belichick and the Tar Heels is reportedly coming to Hulu, according to Front Office Sports on Friday, July 18.
North Carolina was nearly the team to be featured this offseason on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks,’ a series that chronicles one NFL team during training camp each season. The Tar Heels would’ve been the first college program ever featured on the show, although the plans reportedly fell through just days before the show was set to be announced.
Multiple reports added Belichick’s girlfriend, 24-year-old Jordon Hudson, played an ‘instrumental role’ in HBO moving away from North Carolina for ‘Hard Knocks,’ as she requested to be heavily involved in the docuseries. Belichick recently gave his answer on the potential ‘Hard Knocks’ series during a podcast appearance with Ryan Clark on the ‘Pivot Podcast.’
“Hard Knocks is training camp, and we’re not training camp. We’re just not,” Belichick said. “That’s not what we are. The drama of training camp, who’s a cut and all that. Like, we’re a season, and they don’t want that. Yeah, there are film issues too, but forget about the film issues. Just say you could straighten all those out, Hard Knocks just didn’t fit for us.”
Belichick, 73, is a six-time Super Bowl champion head coach with the New England Patriots, which he coached from 2000-23. The 2025 season marks his first year coaching in college football, despite being the oldest head coach in Division I FBS.
Belichick has been one of the largest subjects of discussion of the college football offseason, from his decision to coach at North Carolina to his relationship with Hudson. A docuseries by Disney-owned Hulu featuring Belichick and the Tar Heels is set to be appointment viewing for numerous college football fans.
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