Will North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham target a sitting head coach, like Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, or a well-regarded coordinator from a major program, like Georgia’s Glenn Schumann?

North Carolina football officially fired head coach Mack Brown after a 6-5 season and a 41-21 loss to Boston College on Saturday.

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan surveys the college football landscape to compile a list of likely candidates to succeed the Tar Heels legend.

North Carolina has fired head football coach Mack Brown, ending his second tenure with the Tar Heels after six seasons. Despite bringing national recognition to the program and achieving multiple bowl appearances,

With Mack Brown being fired from North Carolina, that makes the Tar Heel's job the best available college football head coach opening.

The North Carolina Tar Heels announced on Tuesday that Mack Brown would not return in the 2025 season. Brown is the all-time winningest coach in program history (113 wins) and will be coaching his final regular season game on Saturday as North Carolina faces North Carolina State.

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.

North Carolina says Mack Brown — the leader among all active Bowl Subdivision coaches in wins — won’t return for the 2025 season.

Mack Brown will coach his final regular-season football game for the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday and not return next season, the school announced Tuesday.

Brown as recently as Monday said he planned to return next season, but Bubba Cunningham, the UNC athletic director, informed Brown later Monday that “he will not return as head coach.”

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,