By Pat James, GoHeels.com
CHARLOTTE — On the first day of his second stint as North Carolina's head football coach, Mack Brown stood behind a lectern at the Blue Zone last November, explaining why he was returning to the sidelines after five years away.
He talked about how he missed the relationships with players. He also missed having a staff. Without either, he and his wife Sally felt a void in their lives. Only a team could fill it.
On the field, though, there's nothing he said he missed more than winning close games late.