North Carolina Tar Heels football could be a sleeping giant. The administration in Chapel Hill decided last month that reaching that potential would require a major change. The program announced that Mack Brown would not return as the head coach in 2025 and is now launching what is expected to be an expansive North Carolina football coaching search.

The North Carolina job is open. Mack Brown was fired on Tuesday, a day after saying he intended to return next season. Turns out, the school wanted to go in a new direction. Brown will still coach the finale against NC State.

North Carolina football. The Tar Heels announced that they were firing head coach Mack Brown before last week’s rivalry game against NC State, even after Brown got them to bowl eligibility. Brown’s final game in Chapel Hill didn’t end well.