Bill Belichick and a handful of his former assistants with the New England Patriots. Matt Patricia, Michael Lombardi, Josh McDaniels, to name a few, men with whom he had won Super Bowls, all of them out of work.

Bill Belichick agreed in principle to a five-year contract to become the new head football coach at the University of North Carolina on Wednesday, a move that sent shockwaves through the coaching industry as Belichick - a 50-plus year NFL coach - was moving into the college game for the first time at the age of 72.

Belichick is 72 years old, but the man apparently still has serious ambition. UNC made it official on Wednesday. In a stunning move, the school is hiring Belichick to coach football. It makes sense, though. In a year of crazy headlines for the game, the grand finale of them all is here with only a few weeks left in December. Tis’ the season.