Bill Belichick is a few months into his job as head coach of North Carolina Tar Heels football and his tenure already has an interesting angle off the field.
Jordon Hudson, Belichick’s girlfriend, has secured an unofficial role including – according to several reports – being CC’d on emails to the coach. She also has attended (and strongly participated in) his interviews and has a growing presence on social media, with more than 100,000 Instagram followers. BetCarolina.com developed hypothetical odds projecting where the 24-year-old girlfriend of UNC’s new head coach will watch Tar Heels games this upcoming football season.
Location | Odds | Percent Chance |
In Pope Box Premium Seats | +100 | 50.0% |
On Sidelines | +200 | 33.3% |
In The Press Box | +1400 | 6.7% |
The Field | +900 | 10.0% |
Operators offering the best North Carolina sportsbook promo codes will have game lines for the Tar Heels as the college football season draws nearer. For now, we’re looking at a topic outside the realm of on-field success or failure for UNC in the first year under Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots.
Belichick, who turned 73 on April 16, has dated Hudson since 2023. The UNC coach is on record as saying that he has a “personal and professional relationship” with Hudson, who has turned heads on social media – first because of the age gap between her and Belichick, then lately because of her involvement in a recent interview that CBS had with him.
All of this leads us to set aside North Carolina sports betting considerations about serious topics for a bit to speculate on where Hudson will be when UNC plays football this fall.
After all, TV networks generate a ton of reactions (positive and negative) for showing Taylor Swift frequently when she attends Kansas City Chiefs games to watch her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Do you think networks will pass on a chance to cut to a shot of Hudson during games after she has generated so many reactions?
Remember, these hypothetical odds are all in fun and they won’t be found at any NC sports betting apps, either in the preseason or this fall.
We think that the Pope Box premium seating area is the most likely section.
For those unfamiliar with Kenan Stadium, the football program’s home, the area is named after a donor (this is from the UNC athletics website, goheels.com): “The premium seating box that rises above the second deck of the grandstand on the north side of the stadium is named for the John W. Pope Family. It features outdoor seating for almost 1,200 spectators and includes the Chancellor's Box on its second level.”
Or … maybe Hudson could become the next Matthew McConaughey? Just as the actor often appears on the sidelines for Texas Longhorns games, Hudson could well pop up on the sidelines to get the best view in the house of the Tar Heels under her beau’s leadership.
Whatever the case, North Carolina is a longshot to improve significantly in the first season since Belichick succeeded longtime Tar Heels coach Mack Brown. UNC has +2000 odds to win the ACC championship in the 2025 season, according to BetMGM Sportsbook North Carolina, which is sixth on the operator’s board. Last season, the team went 6-6 in the regular season under Brown and lost the Fenway Bowl with interim coach Freddie Kitchens at the helm. The 2024 Tar Heels were 3-5 in league play, tied for 10th in the newly expanded, 17-team ACC.
USA Today photo by Vincent Carchietta
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Jim Tomlin has more than 30 years of experience at such publications as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition. He now lends his expertise in sports, betting and the intersection of those two industries to BetCarolina.com, among other sites.
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