The North Carolina Tar Heels have hired former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl winner, as their head coach, the school announced Wednesday.

The contract is for five years, pending approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and Board of Governors.

Belichick, 72, coached the Patriots from 2000 to 2023. He won Super Bowls after the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 seasons before he and New England mutually parted ways in January.

Belichick is…