Mack Brown will not return to coach the North Carolina Tar Heels football team in 2025. The decision was made in advance of a 35-30 loss to North Carolina State, but Brown was allowed to see out the season and finished at 6-6 after the rivalry loss. Brown also expressed his displeasure with the decision not to renew his contract being announced prior to the game, but North Carolina was able to ensure the program was one of the first onto the college football coaching carousel. As Michael Jordan’s alma mater and a Jordan Brand program, there’s belief that the Tar Heels could be a deep-pocketed powerhouse in the era of NIL, and the list of North Carolina football coaching candidates is littered with big names.
Who will be the top UNC football coaching targets and how can the program become a College Football Playoff contender? If you love the Tar Heels, or just want to know who will call the shots for UNC football in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at InsideCarolina, the 247Sports affiliate that covers UNC.
The InsideCarolina insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding Brown’s departure and the future of the UNC football program, including insights from Evans Rogers and Buck Sanders, who have deep-rooted ties inside and around the UNC community. Get all the inside scoop on the football program, plus VIP intel on UNC football, basketball, recruiting and more. Plus get access to The Tar Pit and the UNC Basketball premium message boards where you can connect with other UNC fans and insiders.
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Top North Carolina football coach candidates
One name the staff has identified as a potential target is Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann. Established head coaches will likely dominate the North Carolina football coaching headlines, but this program could be a perfect landing spot for an up-and-coming coach like Schumann with an impressive pedigree. The 34-year-old is the son of a long-time Division I assistant and he was a student assistant and graduate assistant on staff under Nick Saban at Alabama.
Kirby Smart thought highly enough of Schumann during his stint at Alabama to give him his first positional role coaching inside linebackers at Georgia and eventually promoted him to co-defensive coordinator when Mel Tucker left and then solo defensive coordinator when Dan Lanning left. It’s seemingly a matter of when and not if he’ll land a Power Five coaching opportunity and North Carolina could be a great fit for one of the nation’s top recruiters and defensive schemers. See more candidates at InsideCarolina.
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The rest of the list includes several other intriguing names, including two former NFL head coaches and a college coach who is on a “meteoric” rise. You can only see who they are at InsideCarolina.
Who are the top candidates in the UNC football coaching search, and which former NFL head coaches could be in the mix? Go to InsideCarolina to see their UNC coaching hot board and more, all from a team of UNC insiders, and find out.
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