Bill Belichick digs deeper hole in Jordon Hudson saga after UNC GM Michael Lombardi ignores host

Zain Bando

Bill Belichick digs deeper hole in Jordon Hudson saga after UNC GM Michael Lombardi ignores host image

Bill Belichick isn't doing himself many favors as four days have passed since his awkward interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," which prominently featured his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, behind him, by angrily refusing to disclose how the two met.

Ever since, Belichick put out a statement to defend his girlfriend, despite not changing the public's perception of the incident.

“I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep that conversation centered on the book,” Belichick said. “After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion.”

Things have since turned sideways. SEC college football analyst Paul Finebaum, one who usually doesn't comment on anything not related to the SEC, recently weighed in about Belichick.

"If you psychoanalyze it, this guy is at low ebb," Finebaum said on "The Paul Finebaum Show." "His career is literally falling apart. Those six Super Bowls didn't do anything for him. He was just a lonely old coo without a job."

Zain Bando

Zain Bando is a freelance writer for The Sporting News. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Over the years, Bando has written about various beats surrounding Illinois, Northwestern, and Kansas State Athletics but sticks to the Big Ten as his primary expertise. Outside of collegiate reporting, Bando covers MMA and boxing for MMA Knockout On Sports Illustrated and hosts/co-hosts two podcasts as part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network – Bando's Breakdowns and The MMA Outsiders, which air weekly on YouTube and are distributed on all podcast platforms Tuesday nights and Wednesday afternoons. Bando is a Chicago Suburban native and a member of the FWAA and USBWA, continuing to hone his professional skills as a sports journalist and media personality. Since June 2019, Bando's byline has been seen across many mediums, including MSN, Yardbarker, Deadspin, FanSided, BJPenn.com, Bridge Media Network (Sports News Highlights), Mike Farrell Sports, Reuters, and more. When Bando is not writing, he binges on old UFC fights, spends time with family and friends, memorizes every Super Bowl, and manifests all the places he still has to travel to (even while bringing his laptop).