College football coaching searches don’t operate like most normal hiring processes, because college athletics isn’t a normal industry. The athletic director typically makes the hiring decision, but a school board must often approve the contract. And before the hire is made, anyone from donors to other school officials may push for someone else.
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At North Carolina, clashing power dynamics involving athletic director Bubba Cunningham and school officials have created what industry sources described as a messy start to the search, following a messy end to former coach Mack Brown’s tenure. Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has spoken with UNC officials, The Athletic has reported, but how interested either
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