New England Patriots legend and current North Carolina Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick has been very vocal about the wide world of sports this season. It has been great for fans to get to know him better with him stepping away from coaching for a year.

North Carolina is set to hire Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick to the same position, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247Sports. Belichick will reunite with his father, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, after a year apart.

Who is Bill Belichick's son? Here's what to know on Steve Belichick, who is reportedly expected to join North Carolina football's staff:

New England Patriots legend Bill Belichick is now the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, which certainly feels strange to write. Nevertheless, Belichic

Belichick, who left the Patriots after the 2023 season, will move to the college ranks after spending his entire coaching career in the NFL. He agreed to fill the vacancy left by Mack Brown, the winningest coach in North Carolina’s history, who was fired just before the end of a tumultuous 2024 regular season in Chapel Hill.

Belichick will reportedly coach his last game as Washington's defensive coordinator in the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve.

Before a new era begins at North Carolina, there is one more football game to play. That comes when the Tar Heels meet UConn on Saturday in the Fenway Bowl -- at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.

Stephen Belichick, who spent 12 years with his father in several different roles for the New England Patriots, is expected to be hired as UNC’s defensive coordinator, report says.

Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick is expected to join his father Bill’s staff at North Carolina, 247 Sports and ESPN reported Sunday. Carolina has not announced the hire.