UNC Parts Ways with Head Coach Mack Brown After 6-5 Season

North Carolina has announced that Mack Brown will not return as head football coach next season, despite his intention to continue. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham informed Brown of the decision, though Brown will still coach the team's final regular-season game against NC State. Brown, who has led the Tar Heels to six bowl games and an ACC championship appearance since returning in 2019, will be paid the remainder of his contract by the Department of Athletics. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately.