The mad dash to complete the foundation of Mack Brown’s coaching staff at North Carolina took a major step forward this afternoon, as first reported by Bruce Feldman and confirmed by UNC: UNC’s new offensive coordinator is (drumroll, please) Phil Longo from Ole Miss. Longo will also serve as QB coach.
After the failed hire of Graham Harrell from North Texas for the same position after losing top candidates Kliff Kingsbury and David Yost to USC and Texas Tech, respectively and the ill-fated attempt to bring in Greg Robinson for the DC position before hiring Jay Bateman, Mack Brown somehow managed to hit a grand slam with the OC hire with this one.