The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has confirmed that Bill Belichick‘s girlfriend Jordon Hudson is not banned from UNC’s football practices, despite reports that said she was not welcome.
In a statement to ESPN, the school said “While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities. Jordon will continue to manage all activities related to Coach Belichick’s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University”
The statement comes after ESPN sportwriter Pablo Torre reported that Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend would not be allowed to enter the football facilities on an episode of the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast.
On the May 9 episode, Torre shared that two sources confirmed the report and was even told “Don’t think you’ll be hearing much from Jordon moving forward.”
He also shared reports that the 73-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill football coach’s family expressed concerns about his relationship with Hudson as well.
“Bill Belichick’s family is extraordinarily concerned about what has transpired,” Torre reported. “One Belichick family source told me, ‘There is deep worry for how detrimental Jordon can be for not just North Carolina but Bill’s legacy, reputation — everything he has built and worked for over decades.’ ”
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According to TMZ, Belichick and Hudson reportedly met back in 2021 and were first spotted out together in January 2023. But the couple did not make their relationship public until June 2024.
Hudson previously defended her relationship with Belichick from online critics, but the pair especially faced more scrutiny after Belichick’s CBS Sunday Morning interview that aired on April 28, where Hudson interrupted after he was asked about the couple’s first meeting.
One of Belichick’s “great friend” and sports legend Charles Barkley weighed in about his relationship with Hudson on April 30 and said he’s “concerned.”
“From what I’m hearing, it’s starting to be a very slippery slope,” Barkley said during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. “And I never talk about people’s personal relationships — that’s another rule I got.”
“But, I will admit, I’m a little concerned with some of the stuff that’s going on,” he continued. “I might actually reach out to him to make sure everything’s good, but I am concerned from what I’m hearing. It’s not a good look, right, I’ll admit that.”
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