North Carolina says the girlfriend of football coach Bill Belichick is “welcome” at Tar Heels football facilities amid a report that 24-year-old Jordon Hudson had been banned from them. “While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics,

The University of North Carolina has denied that it banned Jordon Hudson, the girlfriend of head football coach Bill Belichick, from its football facility in response to a report from Meadowlark Media's Pablo Torre on Friday. North Carolina issued a statement saying that Hudson is "welcome" at all team facilities.

"While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities," the school said in the statement. "Jordon will continue to manage all activities related to Coach Belichick's personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University."