Belichick’s girlfriend ‘welcome’ at UNC as college tackles bogus report
North Carolina says the girlfriend of football coach Bill Belichick is welcome at its football facilities amid a record that -year-old Jordon Hudson had been banned In Friday s comment the school mentioned Hudson isn t a school employee but will continue to manage sessions related to Belichick s personal brand outside of his coaching duties That declaration followed a description from the video podcast by sportswriter and broadcaster Pablo Torre It comes a week after Belichick defended Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer s questions about their relationship Belichick won six Super Bowls as a head coach but is a first-time college coach North Carolina says the girlfriend of football coach Bill Belichick is welcome at Tar Heels football facilities amid a assessment that -year-old Jordon Hudson had been banned from them While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities the athletics department stated in a comment Friday Jordon will continue to manage all sessions related to Coach Belichick s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University That report followed a statement by the video podcast from sportswriter and broadcaster Pablo Torre focusing on the relationship between Hudson and the -year-old Belichick a six-time Super Bowl winner in the NFL as head coach of the New England Patriots but now a first-time college coach at UNC The Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast cited two unnamed sources at UNC that Hudson was no longer allowed on the Tar Heels field or football facility in an episode focused on the couple s relationship Friday s exchange came more than a week after Belichick defended Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer s questions about their relationship and announced she was totally doing her job That awkward interview had only added to attention and curiosity following a couple with a nearly five-decade age gap with Hudson frequently posting glimpses into their relationship with social-media photos That has included her role in Belichick s transition to college coaching such as a March population records account by The Assembly about Belichick s request for an athletic official at UNC to copy in Hudson on emails early in his college transition after his December hiring In response to Torre s podcast Friday UNC explained there had been false reports about Hudson s role and disclosed its message to correct the record Torre posted his own response on social media standing by the summary UNC can now choose to describe or change its position on Jordon Hudson s involvement however it wishes following the publication of our episode Torre explained in the post We requested comment and filed dozens of FOIA requests that were not satisfied And we stand by the specific reporting in our episode which came from the highest levels of the football plan
