Mack Brown won’t be back at North Carolina for the 2025 season after all.
A day after Brown said that he intended to return next season, UNC said it is firing the longtime coach. Brown will still coach in the team's season finale against NC State on Saturday.
"Mack Brown has won more games than any football coach in UNC history, and we deeply appreciate all that he has done for Carolina football and our University,'' North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said in a statement. "Over the last six seasons — his second campaign in Chapel Hill — he has coached our team to six bowl berths, including an Orange Bowl, while mentoring 18 NFL Draft picks.