North Carolina head coach Mack Brown has had a tumultuous season at the helm of the Tar Heels program, but the coach told reporters he plans to return next season, according to Andrea Adelson of ESPN.

Mack Brown's second stint at North Carolina has been a bumpy ride, and the 2024 season has been a rollercoaster ride in particular. The Tar Heels' midseason swoon—a four-game losing streak that began with a stunning 70–50 loss to James Madison—put the veteran coach's future in question,

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown said on Monday that he intends to return next season following a turbulent 2024 campaign. Brown, 73, was asked about his future at his news conference as the Tar Heels prepare for their regular-season finale against rival NC State. When asked directly if he intends to return in 2025, Brown said "yes."

North Carolina coach Mack Brown plans to return to the program next year amid buzz that the 2024 season would be his last, according to 247Sports' Matt Zentiz. Brown has been telling people around the program,

With one game remaining in the 2024 regular season, Mack Brown is ready to run it back with North Carolina. Many fans speculated that the 73-year-old might retire at the end of his 36th year as a college football head coach but the Chapel Hill legend is looking to add at least one more year to his career, Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports reported.

There's no question that Mack Brown returning to Chapel Hill gave the UNC football program a needed boost, particularly after how Larry Fedora's tenure ended. Despite Brown leading North Carolina to bowl games in each year since he came back in 2019,

Mack Brown fueled speculation that he might be on the verge of retirement when he was frustrated earlier in the season, but the North Carolina coach has now confirmed he wants to return in 2025.