Bill Belichick is headed to the college ranks as North Carolina's head coach. Here's who will be joining him on his staff in Chapel Hill.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

After a brief and failed attempt to ignite a new era of New England Patriots dominance after the firing of legendary, six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick — an attempt that ended with a dismal 4-13 record in 2024 and the firing of Belichick’s replacement,

With rumors coming out about NFL teams reaching out to Bill Belichick, some more news recently came out about his contract with UNC.

Josh McDaniels will return to the Patriots for a third time and will join Mike Vrabel’s staff as the offensive coordinator. Here’s what those around the NFL are saying about New England’s reunion with McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels is the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots once again. McDaniels has been hired by New England after interviewing with new head coach Mike Vrabel for the role on Tuesday.

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

McDaniels agreed Tuesday night to become the Patriots’ offensive coordinator again, a source confirmed to the Globe. It’s the same role McDaniels had from 2006-08 and 2012-21, when he was essentially the “head coach” of the offense for Bill Belichick and was a crucial piece of the dynasty.

According to a source, the Patriots interviewed Josh McDaniels for their vacant offensive coordinator job. McDaniels, 48, has never worked on the same staff as Vrabel but he was a coach in New England when the former outside linebacker played.

Vrabel made his own path by first serving as a linebackers coach for Ohio State in 2011. He also worked as a defensive line coach for that program in 2012 and 2013 before taking his talents to to NFL, where he worked under Bill O’Brien with the Texans as the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.

Every transfer portal entrant from Alabama this offseason has made a decision as to where they will play in 2025.

A new episode of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast has dropped, featuring cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto and host David Campbell. This week, we delve into the Buckeyes’ national championship run, and what it tells us about Ryan Day and OSU fans.