Bill Belichick gives North Carolina old college try: Inside Super Bowl-winning coach's shocking career change

Belichick is taking a leap into the ever-changing world of college football while giving up his pursuit of further NFL history

Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick has been named the next coach of the North Carolina football program, the school announced Wednesday, completing one of the biggest surprises in recent football history and pausing -- if not potentially ending -- Belichick's chase for the NFL all-time wins record.

Belichick has agreed to a five-year deal, which will reportedly be approved by the UNC Board of Trustees on Thursday.

Belichick brings to college perhaps the best coaching resume in history: 333 NFL wins, eight total Super Bowl victories (two as an assistant) and 12 Super Bowl appearances. At age 72, he will be making his first foray into college football after a half-century in the professional ranks, and he does so promising to deliver a pro-like program for the Tar Heels.