Jedd Fisch addresses rumors linking Steve Belichick, father Bill to North Carolina

Longtime NFL and Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick and his interest in the open North Carolina job have made headlines over the past week.

If the two sides eventually come to a deal, one of the first coaches Belichick is expected to reach out to is his son, Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick. Husky head coach Jedd Fisch addressed whether he’d expect his DC to move cross-country after one season if his father were hired at UNC.

“No, there’s no indication to me that I need to continue on in those conversations,” Fisch told reporters on Sunday. “But, whatever happens, I’m sure there will be a story every time that coach Belichick’s name gets brought up for any job, whether it’s the North Carolina job or the Chicago Bears job I guess is open, or any other job, and then they’ll ask whether or not his son will join him or stay here.”

Fisch put it plainly for what the next step would be if Steve Belichick were to leave Washington.

“If he joins him then we’ll have to hire a new defensive coordinator. If he stays here then we won’t have to hire a new defensive coordinator. I think they’re separate. Bill Belichick is not on our staff. Steve Belichick is on our staff. So, Bill will determine whether or not he wants to continue. He’s the greatest coach of all time.

“So, if he goes and coaches somewhere, then he’ll make a decision, and then Steve will make a decision and we’ll figure it out from there.”

As it stands, it appears that Fisch is expecting Belichick to be his defensive coordinator for Washington’s postseason Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl matchup against the Louisville Cardinals on New Year’s Eve.