Belichick, a legendary coach who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, took over the Tar Heels' program in December.

Bill Belichick won't be making his Hard Knocks debut this year. Word last week was that the second offseason edition of the HBO show created by NFL Films would feature Belichick and the University of North Carolina football team,

Bill Belichick's North Carolina program will be the featured team on HBO's upcoming offseason version of "Hard Knocks," per a report Friday from Front Office Sports.

In 24 years as the Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick never appeared on a season of HBO’s Hard Knocks. That drought will reportedly come to an end in his first year as a college head coach. Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reports that the University of North Carolina will be the featured team on this year’s offseason version of the show.

NFL Films had discussions with Coach Belichick and UNC about appearing on ‘Hard Knocks’ this offseason but couldn’t reach an agreement,” an NFL Media spokesperson told CBS Sports. CBS Sports reports that “creative control” was the point of contention.

Just the thought of Bill Belichick having any interest in participating in a “Hard Knocks” chronicling the machinations of his North Carolina squad is compelling but hard to believe.

Bill Belichick needs to nail recruiting in his new job as North Carolina football coach. "Hard Knocks" could have been a big help, but they passed.

Although the North Carolina Tar Heels football program will no longer be the subject of HBO's Hard Knocks this spring, that doesn't mean we won't be getting some sort of a look at Bill Belichick's inaugural season as head coach in Chapel Hill.

Bill Belichick is officially a college coach. But that doesn’t mean his new North Carolina job doesn’t have an NFL feel.

A deal to make Bill Belichick's North Carolina football program the centerpiece of this year's offseason Hard Knocks was on, until it wasn't.