Belichick's move to the college ranks certainly created some excitement around the North Carolina program. The 73-year-old left the NFL as the league's second-all time coaching wins leader at 333 through 29 seasons. However, the efforts to build UNC to national contention have been overlooked recently.

Belichick acknowledged his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, in an interview Friday " Good Morning America ," saying she does the "business things" in his career while he focuses on football.