Brown as recently as Monday said he planned to return next season, but Bubba Cunningham, the UNC athletic director, informed Brown later Monday that “he will not return as head coach.”

In an appearance on the Tar Heel Sports Network, Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham answered questions about the dismissal of football coach Mack Brown on Tuesday.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall and Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann are considered among the top head coaching candidates this offseason. Sumrall has a 32-6 (.842) record in three years as a head coach. Schumann has engineered a pair of top-five defenses at Georgia and has lured countless five-star talents to Athens.