Plus: Texas WBB beat Tarleton State
On3 reports that former Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown, who. in his second stint with the university, has led North Carolina since 2018, intends to stay in his role after 2024.
“I love the organization of football,” Brown said, according to On3. “I love fixing things that are broken, I love planning for a game, the strategy that goes into it. But most of the time – I’ll get mad at transfer portal, I’ll get mad at NIL, I’ll get mad about this, I’ll be mad at the university. Then, I’ll go down and eat lunch with the players and say, ‘You know what? This is why I’m here.’ When I see one with his head down or he’s got some joy because his sister won a contest or won a basketball game or he lost a girlfriend or flunked a test or dropped a ball on Saturday, that’s my purpose. My purposes it to fix him, and try to help him get to a better place.”
Brown continued, “And what I did at Texas, I started planning on trying to retire, and it didn’t work. I wasn’t as good at what I was doing … I was trying to make sure everybody was okay. I decided this time that I wouldn’t do that. I’m gonna work as hard as I can every day of my life to do what I’m supposed to do. And right now, my role is to help the young people. To do that, you’ve got to win games or you can’t stay. Everybody knows that. That’s the modern business.”
Brown led Texas from 1998 to 2013. He appeared in two national championships, winning one.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Texas football will say goodbye to its seniors, but some may be back
Austin American-Statesman: Why Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian doesn’t care about style points
247Sports: Four Downs: Quinn Ewers deserves better, Kenny Baker’s impact on Texas football, Matthew Golden and more
Inside Texas: Alfred Collins learned lessons from the DTs before him ahead of his big 2024
Inside Texas: Should a 10-2 Texas make the College Football Playoffs?
Inside Texas: Barryn Sorrell is deserving of every accolade ahead of his final home game
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Crunch Time: Analyzing Texas’ third-down and red-zone performance vs. Arkansas
Former Texas coach Tom Herman gets canned at FAU after two seasons
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Austin American-Statesman: Aaliyah Crump has signed, but Texas looks to add to its class of 2025
247Sports: Texas WR commit Jaime Ffrench sets return visit to Austin
247Sports: Following the Future: How Texas football commits performed last week
247Sports: Elite SEC commit ‘probably’ visiting Texas this weekend
Inside Texas: 2026 RB Javian Osborne discusses his recruitment, Texas’ season, and Under Armour All-American game
Inside Texas: Assessing Texas’ offensive portal needs during the upcoming transfer window
Inside Texas: Recruiting Reset: Texas working to create late-cycle momentum
SEC SHOWDOWN
Dallas Morning News: Texas’ path to College Football Playoff is toughest in the SEC from here on out
Dallas Morning News: 3 takeaways from College Football Playoff rankings: SMU, Texas A&M remain on the outs
247Sports: Know Your Longhorn Foe: Q&A with Aaron Gershon as Texas welcomes a dangerous Kentucky defense to Austin
Good Bull Hunting: Texas A&M stays put in playoff rankings
Rock M Nation: Mizzou’s season can still be successful. It can also still flop.
And The Valley Shook: You wanted a hit
Red Cup Rebellion: Ole Miss ranked No. 9 in the College Football Playoffs
Rocky Top Talk: College Football Playoff committee explains Tennessee’s No. 11 ranking
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama Football 2024 Preview: What you need to know about the Oklahoma Sooners’ offense
A Sea Of Blue: Mark Pope and Wildcats recap dominant win over Lipscomb, plus postgame notes
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Drake Maye ‘looks like a stud’ to Sean McVay’s eyes, and it’s backed up on tape
SB Nation: Adam Schefter broke NFL suspension news in the middle of sex
SB Nation: The Celtics aren’t spectacular. That’s just the way they like it.
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas women’s basketball beat Tarleton State earlier today.
a dub for the kids #HookEm pic.twitter.com/IBh5dT8gN2
— Texas Women’s Basketball (@TexasWBB) November 20, 2024