The former Longhorns head coach coined his nickname in defense of his coaching style, but it backfired on him.

“I think I did. I think I messed up. It was stupid,” Brown said of the “CEO” title that he gave himself while the head coach at Texas, where he served from 1998 to 2013.

During his first tenure at Texas, Duane Akina oversaw three Thrope Award winners and nearly 30 defensive backs who played in the NFL.

Mack Brown says he is at peace after some "frustration" with his departure from North Carolina and hopes the program does well under new coach Bill Belichick.

Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring and plans to spend the summer at the family's home in the North Carolina mountains. He is certainly at peace ...

While it didn't go down how he wanted, Mack Brown has made peace with his departure from North Carolina in 2024. Living back in Austin, Texas -- where he famously led Texas to a national title in 2005 -- Brown made the trip north to Fort Worth to accept the Davey O'Brien Legends Award on Monday.

Despite his recent firing from North Carolina, former Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown holds no ill-will toward the Tarheels.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring, and plans to spend the summer at the family's home in the North Carolina mountains.