Arthur Smith was UNC's 1st choice, not Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick reportedly wasn’t UNC AD’s first choice for head coach vacancy
UNC was initially looking to hire Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, according to a report from ESPN. The post Bill Belichick reportedly wasn’t UNC AD’s first choice for head coach vacancy appeared first on Boston.
UNC football program wanted to hire a former player for head coach before Bill Belichick
The North Carolina Tar Heels wanted to hire former offensive lineman Arthur Smith as head coach. UNC went a different direction with Bill Belichick.
Report: Bill Belichick Was UNC's 2nd Choice for HC Job After Steelers' Arthur Smith
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Bill Belichick hire at North Carolina got unlikely assist from Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Belichick first sent word of his interest in the UNC job through political allies. He reached out to a longtime friend, then-Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who then contacted Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, hoping to light a fire in Chapel Hill in support of Belichick.
Arthur Smith was North Carolina's first choice, not Bill Belichick: report
Bill Belichick made the biggest splash by far in college football’s coaching carousel this offseason, but he may not have been North Carolina’s first choice to
Bill Belichick was UNC’s second choice — behind failed NFL head coach
North Carolina actually preferred failed NFL head coach Arthur Smith, a Tar Heels alum, over Bill Belichick as its next head coach, according to ESPN. Once Smith, the Steelers’ offensive coordinator, opted to stay in the NFL, it cleared the path for Belichick to take the reins in Chapel Hill.
How Bill Belichick is bringing NFL perspective to North Carolina
Still, Belichick believes his experience in the pros will translate to this new era of college football, where players are getting paid and can essentially enter the transfer port
North Carolina AD Preferred NFL OC for Head Coaching Job Before Bill Belichick Hire
In a lengthy exposé detailing how the talks to hire Belichick unfolded, ESPN reported UNC AD Bubba Cunningham had Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith in mind to take over the football program before Brown's departure became official.

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How Thom Tillis and Marco Rubio helped Bill Belichick land the UNC coaching job
When legendary football coach Bill Belichick decided he was interested in the head coaching job at the University of North ...
NFL legend Bill Belichick is coaching practices again. Only now he’s a college rookie at UNC
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This week, the Tar Heels football team got started with spring football practices. Reporters attending the practice noticed ...
Report: Potential Bill Belichick ‘Hard Knocks’ deal falls apart over creative control issues
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