# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-11-26T16:01:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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Carolina Athletics announced on Tuesday UNC football head coach Mack Brown will not be returning to the program at the end of the 2024 season.

A release from the athletics department and Director Bubba Cunningham said Brown was informed on Monday he would coach the regular season finale vs. N.C. State on Saturday. The news came after Brown’s weekly availability where he adamantly said his plan was to return the following season to coach in Chapel Hill.

The 2024 season is Brown’s 16th in Chapel Hill and his 36th as a head coach. He also spent 16 seasons at Texas, where he led the Longhorns to a BCS national title in 2005 and an appearance in another national title game in 2009. Brown also served as the head coach at Appalachian State and Tulane before coming to Carolina for the first time in 1988.

“Coach Brown has led the Carolina Football program back into the national conversation as we improved the program’s facilities, significantly increased the size of the staff, invested in salaries and bolstered our nutrition and strength and conditioning programs," Cunningham said in a statement. "He also has been a dedicated fundraiser, strengthening the Football endowment while also supporting our other sports programs. We thank Coach Brown for his dedication to Carolina, and wish him, Sally and their family all the best.”

Brown released a statement of his own shortly after, saying:

"While this was not the perfect time and way in which I imagined going out, no time will ever be the perfect time. I’ve spent 16 seasons at North Carolina and will always cherish the memories and relationships Sally and I have built while serving as head coach. We’ve had the chance to coach and mentor some great young men, and we’ll miss having the opportunity to do that in the future."

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