Former Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown is a free agent this offseason.
This comes after Brown concluded a six-year stint with the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The former national title winner was at the Moody Center to take in the Longhorns’ 22-point comeback victory over the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday.
Brown was seen shaking Texas players’ hands, including key Texas players in safety Michael Taaffe, Arch Manning, Deandre Moore and CJ Baxter at the game.
While Brown has been a popular candidate for a return among fans over the offseason, Saturday’s return made the chorus of support for the move even louder.
One fan shared on the social media platform, X, “Still love me some Mack Brown. Should bring him on board as a analyst/consultant.” Another gave a similar sentiment: “Great seeing Coach Brown back on campus.
Hopefully he’ll have a role with the University soon and let’s get him some fresh gear to wear!” Under Brown’s leadership Texas compiled a streak of nine consecutive 10-win seasons, two Big 12 titles and the team’s most recent national title victory.
Whether or not Brown will play a supporting role for head coach Steve Sarkisian and company is still to be seen, but the hall of fame head coach likely has valuable information to share.
Brown ranks sixth all time in head coaching wins (282) behind Joe Paterno (409), Bobby Bowden (357), Bear Bryant (323), Pop Warner (314) and Nick Saban (297).