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After North Carolina football lost to Duke on Sept. 28 for the first time since 2018, rumblings began around Mack Brown’s job security as the North Carolina football coach. Brown is an icon at North Carolina with a 282-150-1 all-time record over two stints at the university, but the North Carolina Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham announced on Nov. 26 that Brown wouldn’t be back as head coach next season. The next North Carolina football coach will take over for a legend who won more than 65% of his games over 16 seasons with the Tar Heels.
Will UNC seek a coach with head coaching experience like it did in bringing Brown back in 2019? Could there be a young, up-and-coming coordinator who will emerge during the North Carolina football coaching search? 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.
And right now, InsideCarolina is offering 75% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at InsideCarolina already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on the list. Head to InsideCarolina now to see them all.
Top North Carolina football coach candidates
One name the staff has identified as a potential target is Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann. Six Georgia assistant coaches under Kirby Smart have left to become head coaches, most notably Dan Lanning, who was coaching the No. 1 team in the nation after 13 weeks. Lanning has Oregon off to an 11-0 start in his third season as the Ducks head coach and Schumann followed a similar trajectory to Lanning.
Lanning was a graduate assistant at Alabama and a linebackers coach at Georgia before becoming the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator. Schumann was also a graduate assistant for Nick Saban and linebackers coach for Smart before becoming Georgia’s defensive coordinator. Schumann took over as defensive coordinator after Lanning became head coach at Oregon and after seeing how quickly Lanning elevated the Oregon program, North Carolina may see something similar in Schumann’s potential. Georgia ranked seventh in scoring defense last year and fifth the season before in Schumann’s first two years as Georgia’s defensive coordinator. See more candidates at InsideCarolina.
How to get insider UNC coaching staff search updates
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.
And reminder, InsideCarolina is offering 75% off an annual VIP membership as a coaching search special, so subscribe now before it’s too late.
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