Bill Belichick and the UNC football program are expected to hire Bob Diaco as the team's linebackers coach.
North Carolina is expected to hire Bob Diaco as a linebackers coach, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 19, 2025
Diaco, who was on staff at LSU the last two years, has been a head coach at UConn and a defensive coordinator for teams like Notre Dame and Nebraska. (@JohnDBrice1 1st).… pic.twitter.com/NsvxlAIeLj
Diaco, 51, is a very experienced coach who started his career in 1996 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Iowa. Ever since, Diaco has worked in a variety of roles for a handful of different programs, including a stint as UConn's head coach from 2014-2016.
Bob Diaco's Coaching Resume
1996–1997 Iowa (GA)
1999–2000 Western Illinois (RB/ST)
2001 Eastern Michigan (RB/ST)
2002 Eastern Michigan (LB/ST)
2003 Eastern Michigan (OLB/ST)
2004 Western Michigan (LB/ST)
2005 Central Michigan (co-DC/LB)
2006–2008 Virginia (LB/ST)
2009 Cincinnati (DC/ILB)
2010–2011 Notre Dame (DC/ILB)
2012–2013 Notre Dame (AHC/DC/LB)
2014–2016 UConn
2017 Nebraska (DC)
2018 Oklahoma (OLB)
2019 Louisiana Tech (DC/LB)
2020 Purdue (DC/LB)
2022–2023 New Jersey Generals (DL)
2023– 2024 LSU (ST/OLB)
Under the new coaching regime, the UNC football program hopes to improve its defensive unit as a whole. The Tar Heels have struggled mightily on the defensive side of the ball and hope that the Belichick's along with the newly-hired defensive staff can make that happen.
Diaco will have some talent to work with at the linebacker position. Amare Campbell returns after a strong sophomore season while Khmori House is set to join the UNC football program after transferring in from Washington.
While the world is looking for reasons to speculate Bill Belichick's future at North Carolina, the program's staff is starting to take shape. Belichick continues to bring in veteran coaches with a wide-range of experience to surround him in his first season at the helm with the UNC football program.