The North Carolina Tar Heels football program is preparing for its regular season finale on this weekend as they host NC State before playing in their bowl game. With just two games left, the future of head coach Mack Brown is in question.
On Tuesday morning, that decision was reportedly made.
Per Inside Carolina, Mack Brown will exit UNC after the 2024 season, coaching his final two games with the Tar Heels. The news comes just a day after Brown said he had not had conversations with Bubba Cunningham regarding his job and wouldn’t until after the season.
However, Inside Carolina is reporting that there were conversations on Monday night and the decision was made:
Mack Brown will not coach UNC beyond the 2024 season, Inside Carolina sources have confirmed. The decision was reached by school officials during conversations on Monday. Brown informed the team on Tuesday morning, sources confirmed.
The Tar Heels have had a turbulent 2024 season, starting off 3-0 before losing four straight games. They rebounded by winning three straight games to become bowl-eligible. But Saturday’s loss to Boston College was another embarrassing performance was another indication that they needed to go in another direction.
Now, North Carolina will begin its head coach search as they need to find a replacement to get this program back where it needs to be.
This was the second stint for Brown at North Carolina, coaching the program from 1988-97. He was hired in 2018 after the Tar Heels fired Larry Fedora and has led them to a bowl game in every season since.
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