Mack Brown dealing with programs that pay players to come and tell recruits he's going to retire

Posted Jun 20, 2023
Between schools cheating in the NIL game and the competition telling recruits that Coach Mack Brown is going to retire, the veteran coach battles plenty he can’t control. Brown says that he’s in the best shape in 20 years and wouldn’t be recruiting Class of 2026 players if he expected to stop coaching any time soon. But the talk continues from rival coaches. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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