Pablo Torre could sue North Carolina over Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson documents

The whole situation between former ESPN analyst Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson and the University of North Carolina is about to escalate to another level.

On May 9, Torre reported that “higher-ups” at North Carolina decided Bill Belichick‘s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, was no longer allowed at the program’s facilities. North Carolina however swiftly released a statement addressing Torre’s report.

“While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities,” the statement read, per On3’s Pete Nakos. “Jordon will continue to manage all activities related to Coach Belichick’s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University.”

Following that statement, Torre refused to back down from his initial report, claiming his information came from “the highest levels of the football program.” He and his team issued a public records request with the University of North Carolina, but that was never answered. The former ESPN analyst joined the Tuesday edition of Pro Football Talk with Mike Florio, where he revealed his next steps.

“Friday is the deadline for our public record requests,” Torre told Florio. “So we’re going order of operations here. We requested so much and [North Carolina] has given us nothing. But Friday is the date when we should get something. And from there we will figure out what our approach is going to be.”

By refusing to comply with the open records request, the University would be violating the terms of the applicable North Carolina laws by refusing to release the information. This would of course lead to the possibility that Torre could sue the University. He addressed this possibility soon after.

“If they fail to comply with their legal obligation, I plan to hold them to account,” Torre said. These are public records requests. I don’t know why this should be vague or ambiguous. It’s not like show me your emails, as if there is no expectation of it. As part of a pack between a public university and the federal government, you get things in exchange for what feels like a reasonable level of transparency. If we feel like they are not obliging their legal obligations, we will certainly pursue avenues to make it so.”

Buckle up, because the drama between Torre and the newest members of the Tar Heel family is going nowhere.

— On3’s Grant Grubbs contributed to this report.