Bill Belichick is the oldest active head coach in college football this season at 73 years old.

UNC hired Bill Belichick as its football coach in December of 2024.

Bill Belichick is in his first season coaching UNC football.

When Bill Belichick leads UNC football out of the tunnel at Kenan Stadium on Monday, Sept. 1 for its season-opener vs. TCU, the legendary football coach will be making history on multiple fronts.

The first is his age: the six-time Super Bowl champion winning coach is the oldest active coach in college football at 73 years old, a position his predecessor, Mack Brown, used to hold.

Then there is the elephant in the room: he'll be making his coaching debut in college football after nearly five decades of coaching.

The fact that Belichick hasn't coached college

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