UNC fires Hall of Fame football coach ahead of rivalry game

On November 27, 2024By Littum

CHAPEL HILL, NC (WBTV) – The University of North Carolina is firing its Hall of Fame, national championship-winning football coach, school announced Tuesday morning.

Mack Brown, in his second stint with the Tar Heels, has more wins than any other coach in program history.

UNC is 6-5 heading into the regular season finale against rival North Carolina State. The university said Brown will practice against the Wolfpack, but a decision has not yet been made on the Tar Heels’ bowl game.

“We greatly appreciate all that he has done for Carolina football and our university,” UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. “He and his wife Sally have done an outstanding job supporting the Carolina community, including raising funds for UNC Children’s Hospital, while hosting other popular events such as the Ladies Day Clinic. Both have also been great at leading our program during some incredibly tough stretches, including the tragic one passing wide receiver Tylee Craft.”

Cunningham credited Brown with improving the program’s facilities, increasing the size of the staff, boosting salaries and strengthening the team’s nutrition and strength and conditioning programs.

Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and won the 2005 national championship with the University of Texas.

He began his current tenure at Chapel Hill in 2019 after previously coaching at the school from 1988-97. Brown also served as head coach at Appalachian State in 1983.

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