Football recruits react to Mack Brown's reported desire to return in 2025 Posted Nov 23, 2024 Mack Brown has been coaching football since the early 1970s and he’s six years into his second stint at North Carolina. And according to reports – along with what he and the coaching staff are telling recruits – Brown has no plans to retire after this season. "I haven’t heard anything about it yet," three-star defensive back commit Javion Butts said. (Rivals.com)