Mack Brown Announces First Coaching Staff Hires

Posted Nov 30, 2018
Dré Bly, Tim Brewster and Tim Cross are the first staff hires for UNC football coach Mack Brown. Bly, a 2014 College Football Hall of Fame inductee and three-time All-America cornerback at UNC, will coach cornerbacks. Brewster, who coached with Brown for 13 seasons at UNC (1989-97) and Texas (1998-2001), will be UNC's assistant head coach and tight ends coach. (GoHeels.com)

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