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Bill Belichick made bizarre Jordon Hudson email request to North Carolina comms staffer
Jordon Hudson might be more acutely aware of Bill Belichick’s dealings in North Carolina than previously realized after a Freedom of Information Act request revealed an email where the famed football coach asked a UNC communications staffer to include his 23-year-old girlfriend on emails sent his way.
The emails were uncovered while reporters from Axios and The Assembly were working on a joint story about the increase in budget for the University of North Carolina after Belichick’s arrival at the program.
One email that The Assembly reporter Matt Hartman shared on social media showed a request that Belichick sent to Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs and Strategic Communications Robbi Pickeral Evans.
The email appeared to be regarding football social media posts for Dec. 16, as per the subject line.
“Robbi, Thank you for the e-mail,” Belichick wrote. “I am including Jordon on this email so she can also keep up with our postings. Can you include her on anything you send to me? Thank you. BB.”
Hartman said in a second post that other emails showed Hudson getting copied on messages regarding whether to accept interview requests.
Belichick and Hudson’s relationship has made plenty of headlines since it became public knowledge last June.
The 49-year age gap has certainly raised eyebrows, though sources close to the couple have told Page Six that the relationship is the real deal and that Belichick and Hudson have “definitely discussed marriage.”
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The emails give some credence to a report from Pablo Torre last month that said Hudson was the coach’s “de facto agent.”
The FOIA request also revealed the reactions — both good and bad — from Tar Heels alumni over Belichick’s hiring and the massive volume of media requests UNC had received.
According to The Assembly’s higher education newsletter, “The Quad,” UNC saw one alum promise to “make an incremental 6 figure donation the day he is announced,” while others expressed concern about Belichick’s controversies in the NFL and the age gap between him and his girlfriend.
In one humorous email, a concerned alum sent a link to an article from the Babylon Bee — a satirical news site — asking whether a headline about Belichick accepting the job on the condition he could live in his girlfriend’s dorm was real.
“They can’t think this is real, right?” one UNC staffer wrote to another about the inquiry.
The North Carolina Tar Heels will be a young program across the board next season, with well over two dozen freshmen and numerous additions from the transfer portal this offseason. Expectations for the 2026 season are lowered dramatically after a disastrous first season for head coach Bill Belichick, though those expectations could help the Tar Heels fly under the radar.
As the Tar Heels approach the end of spring ball, it is time to look at the veterans of the team—the ones who have the experience to lead, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Let’s look at three underrated seniors for the 2026 football season.
Ade Willie, Cornerback
Willie joins the Tar Heels program after four years with Michigan State, as the former 4-star player in the 2022 recruiting class gets an opportunity to not only provide depth to the secondary, but potentially start Week 0 against TCU.
Willie played in over 30 games with the Spartans and brings experience in the secondary at cornerback and safety, along with quality length and closing speed to the football. For a defense that needs players to step up, the redshirt senior from IMG Academy will be asked to do so.
Isaiah Johnson, Defensive Lineman
The defensive line is beginning to look like one of the Tar Heels’ strengths for the 2026 season. Johnson, a former transfer from Arizona, enters his redshirt senior year looking to add another year of production after 40 tackles and two sacks this past season.
North Carolina has an impressive group of starters with Malkart Abou-Jaoude, Leroy Jackson, and incoming transfer Jaylen Harvey. Johnson adds value to the group as a run defender with the ability to penetrate the pocket. While not discussed as a key player, Johnson’s name will be used plenty during the regular season as a potential standout for the program’s defensive front.
Coleman Bryson, Safety
Bryson was a reserve player for the Tar Heels’ secondary last season as a big nickel defender in the rotation. Heading into his redshirt senior year, the former Minnesota Gopher is looking to become a full-time starter in the secondary.
It wasn’t long ago when Bryson was making plays as the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl Defensive MVP. His special teams abilities were valuable for North Carolina last season, and he flashed at times in coverage against tight ends, including a pass breakup in the season-opener against TCU. The Waynesville, North Carolina, native could be a key defender on the back-seven in 2026.
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Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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