Bill Belichick reportedly wasn't UNC's first choice to become its next head football coach, enlisting the help of senators to get the job.

North Carolina's hiring of Bill Belichick was the stunner of the college football year. Here's how the Tar Heels pulled it off.

When legendary football coach Bill Belichick decided he was interested in the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina, he didn’t just rely on traditional agents or athletic directors — he tapped into political capital to get the ball rolling.

The North Carolina Tar Heels wanted to hire former offensive lineman Arthur Smith as head coach. UNC went a different direction with Bill Belichick.

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.

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

The first week of March brought about Spring Practices for the UNC football team. Head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media after practice.

Marco Rubio has been exercising strategic national diplomacy maneuvers in the sports world, helping orchestrate football coaching legend Bill Belichick’s transition from the pro leagues to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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.

Bill Belichick has friends in an important places, and according to one report, he called on now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio for help in landing the UNC head coaching job.

Former Florida Senator and current Secretary of State Marco Rubio has had a busy few weeks in his new job trying to find a way to end hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, but he's no stranger to changing the course of history.