In a sense, Mack Brown began his journey back to unemployment in earnest during the spring, when he brought quarterback Jacolby Criswell back from Arkansas. Criswell left UNC because he couldn’t find playing time,

Mack Brown came back for this season to show, at age 73, he was still the right man for the job. In some ways, he was. But it was impossible to look at the results and want more of this.

Tar Heels head football coach Mack Brown will not returning to the team after the current season, UNC reported on Tuesday. The Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham allegedly informed Brown that he will not be making the cut for the next season.