The North Carolina Tar Heels need a new football coach. The university fired Mac Brown on Nov. 26 after six seasons. Who will be the next football coach for the Tar Heels? Below are the odds for the next head coach at North Carolina.
North Carolina Spoke To Bill Belichick About Head Coaching Position
🚨 It's official. Inside Carolina reports #UNC has interviewed six-time Super Bowl champ Bill Belichick for its head coaching position …https://t.co/YOhhgN7Wkn
— Grant Hughes (@GrantHughesNC) December 5, 2024
After firing Brown, many expected North Carolina to go after a coach currently working in college.
However, the Tar Heels might have bigger plans involving one of the greatest NFL head coaches of all time.
Bill Belichick and North Carolina have discussed the vacant head coaching position, according to Inside Carolina. The former Patriots head coach reportedly “blew UNC officials away” during the interview.
Belichick, 72, wants to coach again. However, North Carolina will likely turn to a younger candidate for its head coaching position.
North Carolina Next Head Coach Odds
North Carolina is targeting Tulane coach Jon Sumrall and is expected to make a push for him this weekend. My column on what Tulane needs to do to keep him…
Jeff Duncan: With North Carolina lurking, Tulane needs to step up to keep Jon Sumrall https://t.co/UleHN6li2Q
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) December 4, 2024
If Belichick doesn’t get the job, who will?
Per BetOnline, the favorite to land the North Carolina gig is Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall. The 42-year-old spent two years at Troy (23-4) before leaving to take the job at Tulane before the 2024 season. Tulane is 9-3 and plays Army in the AAC Championship on Dec. 6.
The other coach in the AAC game is Jeff Monken (+350), the second favorite to land the Tulane gig. Monken has been the Army head coach since 2014, holding a record of 80-56. In their first season in the AAC, Army is 10-1 and will host Tulane in the AAC Championship.
Other names to keep an eye on: Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann (+600), Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson (+1000), and Liberty head coach Jamey Chadwell (+1000).
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Jon Sumrall | +250 |
| Jeff Monken | +350 |
| Glenn Schumann | +600 |
| Dan Mullen | +750 |
| Dave Clawson | +1000 |
| Jamey Chadwell | +1000 |
| PJ Fleck | +1200 |
| Bob Chesney | +1400 |
| Freddie Kitchens | +1400 |
| Will Stein | +1400 |
| Alex Golesh | +1800 |
| Jason Candle | +2000 |
| Kliff Kingsbury | +2000 |
| Matt Campbell | +2000 |
| Arthur Smith | +2500 |
| Barry Odom | +3300 |
| Anndy Kotelnicki | +3300 |
| Deion Sanders | +4000 |
| Nick Saban | +10000 |
