REPORT: TEXAS TO HIRE BROWN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services North Carolina's Mack Brown William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is head coach of the University of Texas Longhorn football team. During the 2005 season, Coach Brown led the Longhorns to a Rose Bowl victory and a National Championship. will be the next football coach at the University of Texas, a source told the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. on Wednesday night. Brown, whose Tar Heels are ranked seventh in the country and are candidates for an alliance bowl berth, was interviewed by Texas officials on Wednesday and was offered the job later in the day, the source said. ``Mack Brown has committed to come to Texas,'' the source said, adding that a news conference with the announcement was expected to be called in Austin by Saturday. Brown didn't immediately return a message left at his home by the AP. He didn't attend the Tar Heels' practice on Wednesday. Brown would become Texas' 28th coach, replacing John Mackovic John Mackovic (born October 1, 1943 in Barberton, Ohio) is the head coach of the United States first national team for American football which was formed to compete in the American Football World Cup. , who was fired and reassigned Saturday after finishing his sixth season at 4-7. The source said Brown was sought for the Texas job because he has proven he can win at a school with strong academics, is an offensive coach who has also fielded strong defenses and is a good fit in Texas because of his folksy folk·sy adj. folk·si·er, folk·si·est Informal 1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior. 2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town. 3. charm. A sweet plan: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX has developed a tentative plan that it hopes will put the Bruins in the Sugar Bowl and their fans in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded for the New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. game. The Sugar Bowl executive director said Monday that a 15,000-person travel party is needed for a bid to the $7.8 million game. UCLA's travel package will include round-trip airfare, double-occupancy hotel room (four days, three nights), a game ticket and transfers to and from the airport and Superdome - all for under $500 per person. Further details will be provided if the Bruins receive an invitation when bowl bids are announced Sunday. Ohio State is considered the front-runner for a berth in the Sugar Bowl. ?13--- Jon Wilner More bowl talk: Georgia Tech will play in the Carquest Bowl on Dec. 29 in Atlanta, the school's first bowl appearance in six years, following a 6-5 season soured by a 27-24 loss to Georgia last Saturday. Tech's opponent will likely be either West Virginia or Virginia Tech of the Big East Conference, who are being considered by the Gator Bowl. The decision will be made after Saturday's games. . . . Cincinnati accepted an invitation to play Big West champion Utah State in the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 29 in Boise, Idaho. |
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