North Carolina is officially done with the Mack Brown era and it has named the temporary replacement for the bowl game.

All forced exits are awkward, but Mack Brown’s might just top most of them. Just days ahead of UNC’s regular-season finale, the greatest coach in Tar Heels’ football history was politely asked to leave — or, rather, told he would not be returning beyond 2024.

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?