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Mack Brown's ESPN role expands: 'Not being the boss is different'


Set to begin his second season in the television game already appears to be in the fast lane. This year, he’ll add booth analyzing Friday night college football around the country for ESPN to studio analyzing Saturday afternoons in Bristol for ABC. At 64, maybe he’s secretly auditioning to play an avuncular role in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Sequel. (Dallas Morning News)

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