Spring has sprung in Chapel Hill.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Jordon Hudson chronicled a media gathering featuring her boyfriend, UNC football coach Bill Belichick, as he prepares for his second year at the helm.
“Back into the fishbowl 🐠 Happy 1st spring practice,” the 24-year-old captioned one post that featured Belichick, 73, on the mic.
Hudson then posted a close-up snap of Belichick, writing, “All smiles with the Irish media.”
Belichick, who went 4-8 in what was a roller-coaster debut with the Tar Heels, will kick off his sophomore season from Dublin, Ireland.
UNC will face TCU in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Aug. 29 — roughly one year after the Horned Frogs demolished the Tar Heels in Belichick’s first game, 48-14.
Hudson, a former college cheerleader, was by Belichick’s side amid that tumultuous first season, which concluded with the ex-Patriots coach shaking up his staff in December by firing offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.
Belichick’s wild offseason only continued from there with January’s bewildering news that the eight-time Super Bowl winner was not elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first attempt.
The result sparked outcry within the football community, not to mention Hudson.
Last month, Hudson posted a screenshot of an email to her Instagram account indicating an order of three Hall of Fame patches had been canceled.
“Hey @profootballhof, what were the ‘unforeseen circumstances’?” she captioned the post.
Despite the snub, Belichick — who has been public about his relationship with Hudson since 2024 — is focused on UNC’s year ahead, which includes four new QBs and new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino.
“I’m focused on coaching this team and focused on getting Carolina football to the highest level I can,” Belichick said, according to WRAL News. “I focus about what I can do, and things that are out of my control, I don’t worry about.”
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