Say what you will about Mack Brown, but the man moves quickly.
Less than 24 hours after news broke that offensive line coach Stacy Searels would be leaving Chapel Hill to take the same job at Georgia, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic is reporting that UNC will be hiring Louisville’s offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. to replace him. Bicknell was the offensive line coach at Ole Miss for the two years when Phil Longo was the offensive coordinator there, so he’ll join a system he’s already familiar with.
Bicknell’s been coaching for nearly 40 years, including a decent run as head coach of Louisiana Tech from 1999-2006 that preceded 7 years in the NFL as an offensive line coordinator with the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Miami Dolphins.