Mack Brown changed countless lives, including mine

Posted Nov 30, 2024
The grandson, son, and brother of coaches, Mack Brown joined the family business as a student at Florida State. By age 31, he was head coach at Appalachian State. He took Tulane from 1-10 to 6-6 in three years' time, in an age when the transfer portal was a concept that only existed on Star Trek. He lifted North Carolina into the Associated Press Top 5. (Football Scoop)

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