Six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick reportedly interviewed for the head football coaching position at the University of North Carolina, according to InsideCarolina.com's Grant Hughes.

"He's among a group of candidates the Tar Heels have spoken with since firing Mack Brown on Nov. 26, a list that Inside Carolina reports includes Tulane head coach Jon Sumerall and Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann, among others," Hughes wrote on Thursday (December 5).

Inside Carolina first reported that initial contact was made between Belichick and North Carolina football officials on Sunday (December 1). The 72-year-old was fired by the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, which included guiding the franchise to an NFL-best six Super Bowl victories -- tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers -- and 302 wins.

Belichick, who interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons' vacancy earlier this year, is the third-winningest coach in NFL history and one of seven NFL head coaches to have spent more than 20 years with one franchise following George Halas (40) of the Chicago Bears, Curly Lambeau (29) of the Green Bay Packers, Tom Landry (29) of the Dallas Cowboys, Don Shula (26) of the Miami Dolphins, Steven Owen (24) of the New York Giants and Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers, all of whom have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Jim Rose