COLANDREA WOULD BE PERFECT FIT FOR ... RICHMOND?

 Of goings and comings ...

Former UVA starter ANTHONY COLANDREA is 

among more than 130 FBS quarterbacks to opt for the 

transfer portal, seeking fame and fortune (not necessarily 

in that order) … It says here the 6-0, 190 pounder 

would be a perfect fit for ….. the U of Richmond, which 

relies on a quarterback’s running as well as passing 

ability in equal doses … Colandrea, who has one year of 

eligibility remaining, reportedly has visits scheduled with 

Pitt and Syracuse of the ACC and Ole Miss.

Duke continued to be a destination for big-time retread 

signal callers … when Tulane’s DARIAN MENSAH

 signed on to replace MAALIK MURPHY, who came to 

Durham, N.C., from the University of Texas and led the 

Blue Devils to a 9-3 record … that included a 28-27 loss 

in overtime to nationally-ranked SMU … A sturdy 6-5, 

225, with two years of eligibility left, Murphy set a 

school record with 26 TD passes. He originally chose 

Texas over Oregon, Alabama and Southern Cal … Only 

time we saw Mensah, who has three years of eligibility 

left, was in the AAC title game in which he was badly 

outplayed and upstaged by Army’s “Captain America,”

 BRYSON DAILY. 

Speaking of loyalty … BILL BELICHICK is 

bringinlong-time friend and (presumably) confidante

 MICHAEL LOMBARDI with him to North Carolina as 

general manager … a comparatively-new, but apparently 

vital, addition to already-over-crowded college football 

staffs 

…An alumnus of Hofstra, where he was a down lineman 

and long snapper, Lombardi, 65, has worked for th49er

 Browns, Raiders, Eagles and Patriots, in personnel 

primarily. In his first NFL job as scout for San Francisco 

under hall-of-fame coach BILL WALSH, Lombardi (no 

relation to Vince) was credited with “discovering” James 

Madison University linebacker CHARLES HALEY, 

taken by the 49ers in the 1966 draft. Lombardi twice 

worked for Belichick – Browns and Patriots – before 

joining the Fifth Estate as a writer and TV commentator … 

He was employed by the VSIN betting network when 

Belichick hired him … again.

Belichick signed a five-year contract at $10 million per, 

making him the highest paid North Carolina state employe, 

all-time … He also can make $3.5 annually in perks … 

such as $300,000 for winning the conference and $750,000 

for making the college football playoff … not winning just 

making it … The school will increase its NIL warchest 

from $4 million to $20 million … Given the fact that only 

the first three years are guaranteed, Belichick was asked 

about the possibility of resigning after a year or two. (NFL 

Washington OC KLIFF KINGSBURY told reporters he 

would believe Belichick was going to coach at Carolina 

only when he saw the 72 year old icon on the sidelines.) “I 

didn’t come to leave,” Belichick said.

So, why did he decide to coach in college for the first time? 

Well, for one thing, it’s been reported he soured on the 

NFL because no team, other than the Falcons, showed 

interest in enrolling an eight-time winner of the Super 

Bowl. (Atlanta interviewed Belichick at least twice before 

hiring RAHEEM MORRIS.) … Another possible reason 

that hasn’t been mention but plausible, nevertheless … is 

that Belichick and 24 year old girl friend JORDAN 

HUDSON have grown tired over having their every move 

covered by big-city media and figure, by comparison, they 

will be pretty much left alone in smaller, student-oriented 

Chapel Hill.

Until next time ...