North Carolina parting ways with Hall of Fame football coach Mack Brown

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Hall of Famer Mack Brown will not be on the North Carolina Tar Heels' sideline next season after the university announced Tuesday it was moving on from the program's winningest head coach.

The announcement came one day after Brown said he intended to return in 2025 with three years remaining on his contract. 

Brown began his second stint in Chapel Hill in 2019. His first stint at UNC began in 1988, and he departed after the 1997 season.

Brown was then named the head coach at Texas, leading the Longhorns to the national championship in 2005. Although UNC officials have decided to make a coaching change, Brown is expected to be retained at least through the Tar Heels' regular-season finale Saturday against North Carolina State. It's unclear if Brown will stay on for a bowl game.

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Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of the Duke's Mayo Bowl against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bank of America Stadium Dec. 30, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C.  (Getty Images)

In a statement from the program, Brown said he was focused on the rivalry game with the Wolfpack.

"While this was not the perfect time and way in which I imagined going out, no time will ever be the perfect time," Brown said. "I’ve spent 16 seasons at North Carolina and will always cherish the memories and relationships (wife) 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