A former UNC football coach may be heading back to Chapel Hill. North Carolina is negotiating with Mack Brown to fill a vacancy that came open after the firing of Larry Fedora.
In the 1990s, Brown coached the Tar Heels in five straight bowl games before bolting for Texas, where he won a National Championship in 2005.
Now, in a homecoming of sorts, Brown could be coming back. He is reported by Inside Carolina and others to be UNC's pick to replace Fedora, who was fired Sunday after going 5-18 over the last two seasons.
UNC owes Fedora about $12 million left on his contract that runs through 2022.
Brown, 67, began his head coaching career at Appalachian State University and wrapped it up at Texas in 2013. Earlier this year, Brown was selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.