Bill Belichick is building his staff piece by piece and has his eyes set on a potential wide receivers coach for the upcoming season. Garrick McGee of the Louisville Cardinals is who Belichick is aiming at.
National College Football Reporter Matt Zenitz shared on X (formerly Twitter):
North Carolina is targeting Louisville’s Garrick McGee for its wide receivers coach job, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 17, 2025
McGee, a former head coach at UAB, has worked at Louisville under Jeff Brohm the last two years after previously working under him at Purdue.… pic.twitter.com/RbEuOMJTti
As Zenitz shared, McGee has prior experience in the ACC and made stints at UAB as the head coach and a stop at Purdue. However, there is more to the story as this time around — his role at Louisville marked his second stint with the program.
Here is more information on McGee's career as written on GoCards.com:
"McGee is starting his second stint on the Louisville staff, having previously worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2014 and 2015 seasons under Bobby Petrino.
Returning to lead the wide receivers in 2023, McGee tutored Jamari Thrash to earn second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference accolades and a become a fifth-round selection in the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Thrash caught 63 passes for 858 yards and six touchdowns before entering the draft.
McGee left Louisville to become the offensive coordinator at Illinois, where he worked for two seasons. He also worked two years at Missouri and Florida before joining Brohm’s staff at Purdue.
In his only season at Purdue, McGee coached wide receiver Charlie Jones, who earned second team AP All-America honors after leading the country with 110 receptions and 1,361 yards receiving. Jones also finished the regular season with a team-high 12 touchdowns.
McGee served as the head coach at UAB for two seasons prior to his first stint at Louisville. He was hired at UAB after four seasons at Arkansas, including two as the offensive coordinator. McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally in 2011 at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions."
This would be a great hire for Belichick and company — considering McGee has head coaching experience himself. And all of the other previous roles as mentioned in his background.
The recipe is cooking for Belichick but there's still so much work left to do — for what it's worth — he is not falling short of his commitment to the university.