Mack Brown will not coach North Carolina after the season, ending his second stint in Chapel Hill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mack Brown will not coach North Carolina after the season, ending his second stint in Chapel Hill

New York Times  

UNC head coach Mack Brown will not coach Tar Heels football after the season, the school announced Tuesday. Brown will coach the team’s season finale against NC State on Saturday; no decision has been made on whether Brown will coach the Tar Heels in a bowl game. “Coach Brown has led the Carolina Football program back into the national conversation as we improved the program’s facilities, significantly increased the size of the staff, invested in salaries and bolstered our nutrition and strength and conditioning programs.” Brown led Texas to a national championship in 2005. His 282 career wins between stops at Appalachian State, Tulane, North Carolina and Texas rank 18th all-time in college football — and are only 10 fewer than legendary coach Nick Saban’s.

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North Carolina announces 5-year deal with Bill Belichick to take over as coach of the Tar Heels
4 weeks, 2 days ago

North Carolina announces 5-year deal with Bill Belichick to take over as coach of the Tar Heels

Associated Press  

Bill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. “Bill Belichick is a football legend, and hiring him to lead our program represents a new approach that will ensure Carolina football can evolve, compete and win — today and in the future.” The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week …

Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach
1 month ago

Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach

New York Times  

By Brendan Marks, Michael Silver, Jeff Howe and Dianna Russini Bill Belichick, the longtime NFL coach who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots but has not led a team in a year, will be the next football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced Wednesday. GO DEEPER Mandel: North Carolina is going to regret …

Bill Belichick interviews for North Carolina head-coaching job: Sources
1 month ago

Bill Belichick interviews for North Carolina head-coaching job: Sources

New York Times  

By Bruce Feldman, Brendan Marks, Dianna Russini and Ralph D. Russo Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has spoken with North Carolina officials multiple times about the school’s head-coaching vacancy, multiple people who have been briefed on the situation told The Athletic on Thursday. His 37-year-old son, Steve Belichick, a former Patriots assistant coach, is Washington’s defensive coordinator, working …

Bears interim coach Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on task at hand and not what his future holds
1 month ago

Bears interim coach Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on task at hand and not what his future holds

Associated Press  

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on the job at hand and not the one he might have down the line. He spent last season as Carolina’s offensive coordinator and the previous three on Sean McVay’s staff with the Los Angeles Rams — the final two as assistant head coach. “I think it is a stepping stone …

Tar Heels turn to former Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens as interim coach
1 month, 1 week ago

Tar Heels turn to former Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens as interim coach

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina elevated former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its interim coach on Sunday for an upcoming bowl game after the firing of Mack Brown. The school announced that Sunday was Brown’s last day on the job after the Tar Heels closed the regular season with a 35-30 loss to rival N.C. State the …

UNC’s Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit
1 month, 1 week ago

UNC’s Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina’s coach: he’s not mad at the decision, though he didn’t like how everything was handled. Brown closed his second tenure with the Tar Heels — and quite possibly …

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown won’t return for 2025 season
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown won’t return for 2025 season

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Mack Brown sounded firm in his intent to return for another season as North Carolina’s coach. The school said Tuesday that the 73-year-old Brown won’t return for the 2025 season, putting an endpoint on the second tenure of the program’s winningest coach and a College Football …

UNC’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ after locker-room comments following James Madison loss
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UNC’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ after locker-room comments following James Madison loss

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina’s Mack Brown said Monday he was “disappointed in me” for making emotional postgame locker-room comments — including whether he should stay on as coach — after giving up 70 points in a shocking home loss to James Madison. So disappointed …

North Carolina’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ for James Madison loss, how he handled it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ for James Madison loss, how he handled it

New York Times  

Two days after North Carolina’s 70-50 home loss to James Madison — after which coach Mack Brown reportedly told players he would “walk away and step down if he was the problem” — Brown told reporters he was “disappointed in me” both for UNC’s performance on Saturday and the way he handled the loss. GO DEEPER JMU dominates North Carolina …

North Carolina coach Mack Brown says ‘embarrasing’ 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina coach Mack Brown says ‘embarrasing’ 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! North Carolina’s 70-50 loss to James Madison on Saturday was something, he said, that should never happen. We had guys wide open for a touchdown.” Alonza Barnett III threw five touchdown passes in the Dukes’ quick-strike offense to give first-year coach Bob Chesney a signature victory …

UNC football coach Mack Brown ‘lost all faith’ in NCAA over denying Tez Walker immediate eligibility
1 year, 4 months ago

UNC football coach Mack Brown ‘lost all faith’ in NCAA over denying Tez Walker immediate eligibility

New York Times  

UNC football coach Mack Brown criticized the NCAA after transfer wide receiver Tez Walker’s immediate eligibility request to be able to play during the 2023 season was denied by the NCAA. A statement from UNC HC Mack Brown on Tez Walker pic.twitter.com/ngm5jKlL20 — Carolina Football September 7, 2023 The Athletic’s instant analysis: Brown leaves nothing unsaid College coaches complaining about …

Maye leads Tar Heels past Florida A&M 56-24 in first start
2 years, 4 months ago

Maye leads Tar Heels past Florida A&M 56-24 in first start

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Drake Maye threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half in his first collegiate start and North Carolina beat undermanned Florida A&M 56-24 to open the season Saturday night. … I’m extremely proud of how they came together because …

Drake Maye gets the call as North Carolina QB starter
2 years, 4 months ago

Drake Maye gets the call as North Carolina QB starter

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina is going with redshirt freshman Drake Maye as the starting quarterback for Saturday’s opener against Florida A&M. The Tar Heels coach said there was little separation between Maye and Criswell, who Brown said will get his chance. Maye is the …

No. 11 Irish leery if Tar Heels go bump on Saturday night
3 years, 2 months ago

No. 11 Irish leery if Tar Heels go bump on Saturday night

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “This is a good football team,” the 70-year-old Brown said of good friend Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish. “Look, it’s about winning football games,” said Kelly, whose team has won two straight since losing at home to No. “They had some big O-linemen and Howell was tough …

Going for two and the win sounds good, but maybe not this time for Mack Brown
5 years, 3 months ago

Going for two and the win sounds good, but maybe not this time for Mack Brown

LA Times  

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown watches his team play against Clemson during the second half on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Five games into his return to the sideline, Mack Brown’s inspired young North Carolina Tar Heels handed their grandfatherly head coach a scenario so fraught with emotional turmoil that even a lifetime of experience in this business wouldn’t …

Rejuvenated Brown savors return to coaching with Tar Heels
5 years, 4 months ago

Rejuvenated Brown savors return to coaching with Tar Heels

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mack Brown has accomplished nearly everything a college coach could want, from winning a national championship to being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. “Every day that I coach,” Brown said, “reinforces the fact that I love this stuff and I should be doing it.” The Tar Heels are hoping Brown’s veteran touch, polished …

UNC’s Brown pushing for more from Tar Heels in spring drills
5 years, 9 months ago

UNC’s Brown pushing for more from Tar Heels in spring drills

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mack Brown isn’t spending spring practices at North Carolina in a happy-just-to-coach-again mood. “Ever since he got here,” rising junior defensive end Tomon Fox said, “it’s been all gas, no brakes.” For Brown, it’s the latest stop in a career that included a strong run with the Tar Heels in the 1990s — including top-10 AP …

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