Looking Back At Mack Brown's Previous Head Coaching Debuts

Posted Jul 7, 2019
Mack Brown will lead North Carolina onto the football field Aug. 31 for a game against South Carolina, just like he did 31 years earlier. It will be the first game of Brown’s second tour of duty with the Tar Heels and his fifth opener in a new job as the head coach. Here’s a look at how Brown’s teams have done in his four previous head coaching debuts. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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