Q&A with legendary football coach Mack Brown

Posted Oct 23, 2015
In your career, what has been your favorite recruiting story? Mack Brown: "My favorite recruiting story is probably from when I was at the University of North Carolina. Ethan Albright was a highly recruited tight end from Greensborough, North Carolina. Both his parents and his brother went to Duke. The family was surprised when he told them he wasn’t going to Duke." (USA Today)

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