Following the end of North Carolina's regular season and Mack Brown's firing, a player has already entered the transfer portal.

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,

When North Carolina brought back coach Mack Brown before the 2019 season, it likely didn't imagine things would end like this.On Saturday, the Tar Heels lost 35–30 to NC State to conclude a 6-6 season.

Mack Brown gave a statement about his departure after coaching his final game as the North Carolina football head coach.

Tar Heels athletic director Bubba Cunningham told Brown on Monday he would not return for the 2025 season despite having three years left on his contract, the school announced. Brown will coach the team’s regular-season finale Saturday against rival North Carolina State but its undecided if he would coach in a bowl game.

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown finished out his career with the Tar Heels losing to North Carolina State 35-30. On Tuesday, the school chose to fire the 73-year-old coach. Brown was in his second stint with UNC. He went 113-79-1 with the Tar Heels in his 16 years as the head coach of the program.

North Carolina coach Mack Brown won’t return for the 2025 season. The school announced the move Tuesday with a statement from athletic director Bubba Cunningham.

A win against heated rival North Carolina State wasn't among them across Brown's final four seasons at the helm, which concluded Saturday when the Wolfpack exploded for 22 fourth-quarter points in their 35-30 win.

The college football coaching carousel is spinning rapidly as the regular season has officially come to an end. One major program searching for a new coach is North Carolina. The Tar Heels decided to move on from legendary coach Mack Brown despite Brown’s comments insisting that he wanted to stick around in Chapel Hil.