Nick Saban knows all about coaching in college and the NFL. He also knows some of the challenges Bill Belichick will likely face as he adjusts to life in the college ranks.
This week, it was announced that Belichick is taking the head coaching job at North Carolina. While it is Belichick’s first job since 2023 and his first college job ever, he has a wealth of experience and 6 Super Bowl titles he can use to show prospects that he knows how to develop NFL players.
On Friday, Nick Saban was asked about Belichick’s outlook while on The Pat McAfee Show, and Saban admitted it will be a tough adjustment. The legendary head coach in Alabama’s history predicted recruiting will especially be a new hurdle for the longtime NFL coach.
“I’m happy for Bill, I think he probably wanted a new challenge, and this is certainly going to be a great challenge for him,” described Saban. “North Carolina’s a great academic institution as well as they’ve got plenty of athletic tradition there… and Bill’s a great coach…
“Coaching the players is really not that different (between college and NFL)… The difference in college is how do you bring guys to the team? It’s different than drafting guys than it is to have to recruit them because recruiting is like a full-time, relationship-building, 365 days a year.”
Overall, Saban does see a path for Belichick to have success because the head coach does have some top-rate selling tools for recruits:
“I do think Bill is going to be able to use who he is as a coach as a tremendous selling tool and be able to get great players as a result,” predicted Saban.
Will it all work out in Chapel Hill with winning results and College Football Playoff appearances? Saban at least thinks it’s possible, and that should say a lot about Belichick’s chances.
"I do think that Bill Belichick is gonna be able to get great players because of who he is as a coach..That's a tremendous selling tool for him"Coach Saban #PMSLive t.co/kxxIC6gxHU pic.twitter.com/o9c6V2wf0K
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 13, 2024Nick Saban predicts Bill Belichick’s biggest challenge at UNC Saturday Down South.
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