The Belichick era in ‘Chapel Bill’ got off to a nightmare start Monday night. And Jordon Hudson’s face said it all.
The head coach’s college football debut, which had long been hyped-up amid the headlines swirling his romance with Hudson, was supposed to be a celebrity-packed party. But by the end of the night, the TCU Horned Frogs were the only ones celebrating.
And Hudson wasn’t sticking around to see it rain on Bill Belichick’s – and her – parade.
The 24-year-old fled her VIP suite, where she’d brushed shoulders with former New England Patriots star Randy Moss, before the game could even reach its crushing end.
Hudson, seemingly unable to endure her 73-year-old boyfriend’s humiliation any longer, reportedly left with seven minutes remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter.
Not that she missed much. The Horned Frogs had already scored a touchdown – their sixth of the evening – two minutes earlier, cementing the embarrassing 48-14 romp. And the Tar Heels could provide no answer as the dying minutes ticked away.
Jordon Hudson was caught looking unimpressed as she watched UNC’s crushing defeat
The former cheerleader watched her boyfriend Bill Belichick’s college football debut in a suite
Hudson wore a thunderous expression on her face as Belichick’s Tar Heels were crushed
But what she had witnessed had left Hudson with a face like thunder. As TCU had continuously cut through the Tar Heels’ defense for 41 unanswered points earlier in the game, Hudson was caught looking far from impressed.
The former cheerleader had a front row seat for the display, watching on from a luxury suite where she was captured looking increasingly concerned and frustrated during the third quarter.
A nervous-looking Hudson was seen chewing lip as she agonzingly watched the on-field massacre unfold before her.
At one point, either fed up or in need of a distraction, Hudson even took a phone call, lifting her eyes to the sky in desperation.
Perhaps as Belichick’s appointed de facto publicist she was already attempting damage control, or maybe she was desperately searching for anything other than the game to occupy her thoughts.
In other snaps, Hudson, brow furrowed and looking sour-faced, leaned over the railings chatting to Moss and her fellow spectators.
Hudson, who has previously attended events wearing Belichick’s old sweaters, opted for a more subtle nod to her man in Monday’s gameday attire. Dressing in TCU’s colors, she wowed in a pair of tight-fitting, blue snake print flared trousers and a white tank top.
But fans’ attention would have been glued to her regardless of what she wore. Despite the final humiliating result, Hudson – and her controversial relationship with Belichick – took center stage.
Hudson was captured looking increasingly concerned and frustrated during the third quarter
The 24-year-old anxiously chewed on her lip as the Tar Heels slumped to a 48-14 defeat
The couple and their 49-year age gap romance were the focal point of many handmade signs and tshirts inside Kenan Memorial Stadium.
One flag read ‘Air Jordon’ and featured the silhouette of Belichick’s infamous beach yoga pic with Hudson, in which the 73-year-old laid down in the sand while lifting his younger girlfriend above his head with his feet.
Other references to Hudson included a personalized ‘Jordon’ No. 23 football jersey worn by one woman, and a t-shirt reading: ‘Hair Jordan: “We’re not talking about this.”‘
The quote is a reference to Belichick’s doomed CBS interview in which Hudson shut down any discussion of how the couple met after his fallout with ex-girlfriend Linda Holliday in 2023.
The ill-fated CBS interview sparked a national debate over Hudson’s intentions over the summer.
His friend, the NBA great Charles Barkley, publicly said he would stage an intervention while Belichick’s former Patriots player Ted Johnson, who played five seasons under Belichick in New England, questioned his sanity.
‘To me, those are bad decisions that makes him and the university look really bad and question whether or not he is of sound mind and should be running a football team at the University of North Carolina,’ Johnson said of his old coach.
‘I think it’s something you have to really, really consider.’
From her perch in a luxury suite, Hudson was seen chatting with her fellow spectators
She brushed shoulders with former New England Patriots star Randy Moss (left)
Hudson, wearing blue snake print pants, made a hasty exit, leaving during the fourth quarter
But last weekend, a source close to the couple told Daily Mail that they are relishing getting back to business once the college football season begins.
‘Bill and Jordon are enjoying the next couple weeks together before he has to go full force into the upcoming season and focus all of his attention on that,’ the source explained.
‘Their time to hang out and go out to eat or go to any events together is not going to happen for a few months, because Bill is going into war. It is very important to Bill to make this work at UNC, and if they do well or very bad, it is all based on his preparation for the season.
‘Sure, Jordon will be at the games, but they are making sure that they will not be seen gallivanting around while the season goes on because Bill doesn’t want it to look like Jordon is a distraction.’
The source continued: ‘Bill is not worried one bit about his relationship with Jordon as the season starts to come to fruition.
‘They have each other’s back and if this all goes well or off the rails, he’s confident that she will be there for him the entire way. He has zero worry about her as he considers her a rock and a constant in his life that isn’t going to go away.’
While Belichick may have no concerns about Hudson, he certainly should have them about his team. The Tar Heels certainly didn’t appear war ready on Monday night.
Gio Lopez, the quarterback Belichick tapped to be the Tar Heels starter, who completed only 4 of 10 passes and tossed an interception that was returned for a touchdown. At one point, Lopez went more than two hours of real time between completed passes.
Bill Belichick looks on from the sideline during the first half of the game against TCU
North Carolina fans are seen heading for the exits amid the Tar Heels’ struggles on Monday
A hobbling Lopez was ultimately pulled in a move that proved to be one of Belichick’s best decisions of the game.
Backup Max Johnson, the son of former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl winner Brad, came on to complete 7 of his first 8 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown to his brother, Tar Heels tight end Jake.
Despite the late success, though, many Tar Heels fans were seen making early exits at a sold-out Kenan Stadium.
‘Give TCU credit, they came in and did a good job, they were the better team tonight,’ Belichick told reporters, adding: ‘We got a lot of work to do.’
Belichick specifically cited two turnovers for touchdowns that ultimately doomed the Tar Heels on Monday.
And Belichick’s debut may have even been worse for his son, Stephen, the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach many believe is the coach-in-waiting for the Tar Heels.
TCU starting quarterback Josh Hoover easily passed for 284 yards and a pair of touchdowns while the Horned Frogs gained 258 yards own the ground to go with two more trips to the end zone.
