Tar Heels athletic director Bubba Cunningham told Brown on Monday he would not return for the 2025 season despite having three years left on his contract, the school announced. Brown will coach the team’s regular-season finale Saturday against rival North Carolina State but its undecided if he would coach in a bowl game.

The North Carolina Tar Heels announced on Tuesday that Mack Brown would not return in the 2025 season. Brown is the all-time winningest coach in program history (113 wins) and will be coaching his final regular season game on Saturday as North Carolina faces North Carolina State.

Here's a snippet of reactions on social media to the announcement by North Carolina that Mack Brown won't return in 2025.