North Carolina coach Mack Brown will not return in 2025, capping off one of the most legendary careers in college football history. Brown, 74, was one of only three coaches in the FBS who have won a national championship and he became the first UNC coach to ever win 100 games,

North Carolina brought the second Mack Brown era to an inauspicious end on Tuesday morning, firing the venerable head coach after the Tar Heels' disappointing 6

Two different sources tell FootballScoop that Arthur Smith, the former Atlanta Falcons head coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, would have an interest in a return to collegiate coaching after 15 years in the NFL. While more candidates certainly can and likely will emerge, the pool already is deep for North Carolina.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall and Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann are considered among the top head coaching candidates this offseason. Sumrall has a 32-6 (.842) record in three years as a head coach. Schumann has engineered a pair of top-five defenses at Georgia and has lured countless five-star talents to Athens.

The North Carolina job is open. Mack Brown was fired on Tuesday, a day after saying he intended to return next season. Turns out, the school wanted to go in a new direction. Brown will still coach the finale against NC State.

UNC football and head coach Mack Brown will part ways after the 2024 season. Here are 10 candidates to replace Brown in Chapel Hill.

UNC fired Mack Brown on Tuesday, ending his second tenure with the program. Brown took the Tar Heels to six consecutive bowl games in his latest stint in Chapel Hill, but with the team sitting at 6-5 overall and 3-4 in the ACC,