CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Mack Brown will once again be coaching football at the University of North Carolina, according to our newsgathering partners at the News & Observer.
Brown, 67, was first hired as UNC's football coach in 1988. He had winning seasons in eight consecutive years, culminating in a top 10 ranking in the 1996-97 season.
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Brown then left UNC to be the head coach at Texas. He coached UT for 16 seasons, amassing a 158-48 record and winning a national title in 2005.
Since retiring from football in 2013, Brown has been an analyst for ESPN.
In 2018, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Brown will take over the Tar Heel football program coming off back-to-back losing seasons.
Former head coach Larry Fedora was fired Sunday morning after losing to NC State in overtime, and ending the season with just one conference win.