North Carolina head coach Mack Brown, center, reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

FILE - North Carolina coach Mack Brown gestures to fans after the team's win over Duke in an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)

FILE - North Carolina head coach Mack Brown speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

FILE - North Carolina head coach Mack Brown, center, is doused by defensive back Patrice Rene, left, and linebacker Chazz Surratt during the second half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game against Temple, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - North Carolina head coach Mack Brown before an NCAA college football game against Miami in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)