{"id":44773,"date":"2025-05-12T18:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/44773\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:21:15","slug":"unc-makes-telling-football-hire-as-jordon-hudson-bill-belichick-drama-explodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/44773\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC makes telling football hire as Jordon Hudson-Bill Belichick drama explodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina: Help is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the never-ending headlines surrounding the drama of Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, UNC is reportedly going to beef up its public relations department.<\/p>\n<p>The university is close to officially hiring former Chicago Bears PR chief Brandon Faber to help UNC navigate all the swirling talks around Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson in February 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>Sports Illustrated\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college-football\/unc-hiring-former-bears-pr-chief-to-help-bill-belichick-amid-jordon-hudson-intrigue#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20North%20Carolina,team%20and%20%22creative%20muse.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Albert Breer reported that<\/a> \u201cFaber is being hired by UNC, rather than Belichick himself. His title is to be determined, but his role will be the de facto head of football communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Talk first reported that UNC was in talks with Faber regarding a role before <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/08\/sports\/bill-belichick-appeared-at-nyu-panel-without-jordon-hudson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Page Six reported that Faber was alongside Belichick<\/a> at a promotional event for the coach\u2019s new book last week.<\/p>\n<p>Hudson was not in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>UNC hiring some PR help comes after the latest round of headlines surrounding Hudson on Friday, when former ESPNer Pablo Torre reported the beauty queen <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/09\/sports\/jordon-hudson-banned-from-unc-practices-with-bill-belichicks-family-worried-ex-espner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was banned from North Carolina\u2019s football facilities.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile 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\u2019s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University,\u201d the UNC athletic department said in a statement.<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/09\/sports\/unc-attempts-to-clear-air-on-jordon-hudson-after-banishment-rumors\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>While Belichick and Hudson\u2019s relationship has been polarizing since its inception, the drama of it all hit the fan after Belichick\u2019s recent \u201cCBS Sunday Morning\u201d interview, during which Hudson awkwardly intervened and cut off the reporter\u2019s question about how the couple met, saying, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/01\/sports\/dave-portnoy-again-attacks-bill-belichick-over-cbs-interview-featuring-jordon-hudson-questions-head-coachs-rebuttal-statement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We\u2019re not talking about this<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Faber is reportedly being hired by UNC to assist with Bill Belichick\u2019s PR. Brandon Faber\/X<\/p>\n<p>Jordon Hudson\u2019s appearance on \u201cCBS Sunday Morning\u201d was heavily scrutinized in April 2025. CBS<\/p>\n<p>This instance opened up a world of debate and investigation around Hudson and her motives in her relationship with the 73-year-old Tar Heels head coach.<\/p>\n<p>With the sheer amount of drama that\u2019s stirred while Hudson has been serving as the manager of Belichick\u2019s personal brand, it seems as though bringing Faber aboard will ease up the tension surrounding it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Carolina: Help is on the way. 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