When North Carolina brought back coach Mack Brown before the 2019 season, it likely didn't imagine things would end like this. On Saturday, the Tar Heels lost 35–30 to NC State to conclude a 6-6 season.

Per On3 Sports, Brown expressed his frustration with North Carolina's administration following the Tar Heel's loss to NC State on Saturday. The school wanted Brown to announce his retirement before the NC State game. Brown didn't want to cause a distraction before the contest, so the program fired him.

Mack Brown closed his North Carolina coaching tenure with a loss to rival North Carolina State. That came days after the school announced the program's winningest coach wouldn't return next