Players from the University of North Carolina's American football team have publicly defended their new head coach Bill Belichick against suggestions that his relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson has disrupted team preparations.

Bill Belichick 's UNC Tar Heels players say his girlfriend Jordon Hudson isn't a distraction to the team, despite speculation around the couple's relationship.

One of the biggest storylines of the college football offseason has been the relationship between 73-year-old Bill Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, and how much of a role she has,