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Report: Mack Brown to be the next head coach at North Carolina
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North Carolina has found its new head coach, according to multiple reports.
InsideCarolina.com is reporting that Mack Brown and North Carolina have reached an agreement, making Brown the next head football coach of the Tar Heels. A press conference is expected to come on Tuesday.
The university fired head coach Larry Fedora over the weekend following a 2-9 season in Chapel Hill. He had served as the head coach since 2012.
Brown, 67, coached at North Carolina from 1988 through 1997 and completely altered the direction of the program. He turned an ACC bottom-feeder into a regular bowl contender during his 10-year run. He compiled a 69-46-1 record in his first stint with the Tar Heels, leading them to six 10-win seasons and six bowl appearances.
With so much success in Chapel Hill, Brown was offered one of the most prominent coaching opportunities in the country, taking over at the University of Texas for the 1998 season. While in Austin, Brown totaled 158 wins, took the Longhorns to 15 bowl games in 16 seasons and won a national title in 2005. He also led Texas to the BCS Championship Game in 2009, a game the Longhorns lost to Alabama.
For his career, Brown is 244-122-1. Terms of his contract with North Carolina were not available at the time of the report.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB