Mack Brown reportedly agreed to return as North Carolina coach to replace Larry Fedora

North Carolina and Mack Brown apparently agreed to an agreement that would bring the Hall of Fame coach back for a second trip with the Tar Heels. Inside Carolina, affiliated with 247Sports, has announced that an announcement is expected Tuesday. Brown is already starting to gather his coaching staff.

Brown won 69 games during his period as North Carolina coach from 1988 to 1997, a good second in the history of the program. After finishing twice in the top 10 from 1996 to 1997, Brown left to become a coach in Texas. There, he led the Longhorns to 158 wins and a national championship in a 16-year-old race with nine consecutive 10-win seasons.

Larry Fedora was fired by North Carolina on Sunday morning after a record 2-9 this season. Fedora recorded a 45-43 record in seven seasons with the Tar Heels, a mandate marked by a season of 11 wins and an ACC champion title in 2015, as well as by rewriting almost all records offensive in the history of the program. But after just five wins in the past two seasons, Sports Director Bubba Cunningham has been quick to "take the football program in a new direction."

We now know that this "new direction" is a return to the past.

Among the announced candidates, assistant assistants coveted on the rise, such as Clemson offensive coordinator, Tony Elliott, and the successful coaches of the Group of Five, such as Seth Littrell, of North Texas (offensive coordinator under Fedora before occupy his current position), the speed of coaches. research suggests that Brown's willingness to turn the sidelines has never been questioned. Fedora's fate may have been determined before Saturday's regular-season final against NC State, thanks in part to Cunningham and North Carolina who have already lined up their next move.

So, what are the points to remember from this great movement of the UNC? We will take a look.

1. This is a Les Miles type rental: Brown is the second rookie of the cycle that allows a former coach to win the national championship in his sixties to return to normal. Brown, 67, is two years older than Kansas' new coach Les Miles, but will still face the same kind of challenge. Brown will be asked to succeed in the field, but also establish (or in some cases re-establish) relationships that can generate energy and resources to improve the football program.

2. There may be an interesting twist: Before Inside Carolina's report on an agreement reached, American Austin journalist Kirk Bohls reported the possibility of an interesting twist, where former Auburn coach Gene Chizik (Fedora's defensive coordinator for two years before returning to broadcasting), could join Brown as a defensive coordinator and future coach.

3. Brown will face a familiar face in the first match: The first game of the season for Brown's second term with North Carolina will be rich in intrigues. Brown will draw attention to his return to college football, but the Tar Heels will have their first game against South Carolina in the Belk Kickoff Classic in Charlotte. This will pit Brown against Will Muschamp for the first time since the two were coaching together in Texas. Muschamp, Brown's defensive coordinator and assistant coach, left Texas before Brown retired to take the leading position in Florida.