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Bill Belichick Sets the Record Straight on Jordon Hudson’s Responsibilities at North Carolina

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By J.C. Shelton | Last updated May 17, 2025 6:55 PM ET

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick offered some clarity on his girlfriend's role with the Tar Heels.

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.

Much has been made about 24-year-old Jordan Hudson's presence around the program after Belichick took over in January. Questions surrounding the relationship and the potential impact it is having on UNC have largely gone unanswered.

Belichick cleared the air on the situation to former NFL defensive back and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark on Friday.

Belichick insisted that his focus is on football, and that Hudson's role has nothing to do with the program.

"That's what I do is I stay focused on football," he said on "The Pivot Podcast." "And some of the other opportunities that that come along, Jordan looks at those and can dig into them a little bit deeper. But really what she does helps me spend my time on football, and that's what's important to me."

Clark pressed Belichick for specifics on Hudson's job description, which appears to include only personal opportunties for Belichick outside of the game.

"Well, nothing with North Carolina," Belichick said. "That would be number one. It would be personal opportunities. Could be a a speaking thing. It could be an appearance on this, or talk about that, or somebody wants whatever it happens to be."

Belichick went on to describe the email fiasco that made headlines in April. Those emails, which were made public, showed Belichick asking UNC leaders to copy Hudson on emails moving forward.

"I sent back an email, 'Can you please copy Jordan on these requests?'" Belichick said. "So that she could at least filter through them because there was nobody. We didn't have a sports information guy. That was taken – because all the emails are shared publicly – that was taken as Jordan's run in the sports information department. I mean, there was nobody to help me sort them out. So I was asking her to do that."

Belichick is expected to make his North Carolina debut when the Tar Heels open the 2025 season at home against TCU on Sept. 1.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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