With all the rumors swirling, Belichick's girlfriend, 24-year-old Jordon Hudson, took to Instagram to clear things up. Hudson captioned a picture of the couple against a UNC blue background "Pictured: two people who are overtly committed to @uncfootball ," which many took as a sign that there was no chance of Belichick jumping ship.

After adding multiple former NFL assistants and personnel, Belichick has reportedly elected to stay in college football with his pick for linebackers coach. According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, longtime assistant Bob Diaco is expected to serve in the role.

Bill Belichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, shut down rumors that the longtime coach could be interested in vacant NFL openings with a post on social media earlier this week. Huds

For the past two years, Diaco has served on Brian Kelly's LSU staff; it was under Kelly a dozen years ago that Diaco earned distinction as college football's top assistant coach when he won the Broyles Award for his work coordinating Notre Dame's defense in the 2012-13 season.

After a legendary NFL run, Bill Belichick enters college football for the first time, taking over as the coach at North Carolina. That means the 72-year-old will be tasked with recruiting high school prospects for the first time.

Bill Belichick’s UNC deal is unofficially official. The former Patriots coach has yet to sign the five-year contract he agreed to last month to be UNC’s next head coach, CBS Sports reported on Tuesday.

Bill Belichick reportedly landed a significant addition to his North Carolina staff. The six-time Super Bowl champion stunned football fans by joining the ACC football program for his first head college coaching job.