North Carolina football coach Mack Brown said on Monday that he intends to return next season following a turbulent 2024 campaign. Brown, 73, was asked about his future at his news conference as the Tar Heels prepare for their regular-season finale against rival NC State. When asked directly if he intends to return in 2025, Brown said "yes."

With one game remaining in the 2024 regular season, Mack Brown is ready to run it back with North Carolina. Many fans speculated that the 73-year-old might retire at the end of his 36th year as a college football head coach but the Chapel Hill legend is looking to add at least one more year to his career, Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports reported.