Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina's coach: he's not mad at the decision, though he didn't like how everything was handled. Brown closed his second tenure with the Tar Heels — and quite possibly a coaching career that carried him to a national championship at Texas and a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame — with Saturday's 35-30 home loss to rival N.

Mack Brown will not coach North Carolina's bowl game this season, he told reporters following the Tar Heels' 35-30 loss to NC State on Saturday. The

Shockwaves were sent throughout the college football landscape when the University of North Carolina announced that they are parting ways with head coach Mack Brown. Brown, 73, is UNC’s all-time leader in wins and games coached.

UNC was unable to send Mack Brown out a winner in his final game as Tar Heels head coach. On Saturday, North Carolina dropped its regular season finale to rival NC State, 35-30, closing the chapter on Brown's second stint with the university.

UNC took a lead over NC State with less than two minutes remaining in the game. The defense, which had been on its heels all fourth quarter, folded in a big way to allow the Wolfpack to march down the field for a go-ahead touchdown.