Mack Brown on returning to coaching: ‘If somebody calls, I’ll talk to them’
Mack Brown isn’t sure if he will return to coaching.
The former Texas head coach has been linked to the opening at SMU, but on Wednesday Brown maintained that he is quite content with his current profession – working as an analyst with ESPN and ABC.
“I’ve made it very clear that I’m happy with ESPN/ABC, and I’m really enjoying my job,” Brown said when asked about the SMU job, per the Dallas Morning-News. “And I haven’t talked to anybody about coaching football at this point.”
The 63-year-old Brown resigned from his position at Texas in December after coaching the Longhorns for 16 years. A previous report from the Morning-News said that he and SMU engaged in “preliminary discussions” that included a salary of “$4 million annually over eight years.” Additionally, Joe Jamail, Brown’s agent, told the Austin American-Statesman that several schools have contacted Brown, including SMU.
Brown, who said it’s all about the right fit, will make a decision on returning to coaching in November or December.
“If nobody calls, it wont be a hard decision. It’ll be easy,” Brown said. “And if somebody calls, I’ll talk to them.”
A day after the report claiming discussions occurred between Brown’s representatives and SMU was published, Mustangs athletic director Rick Hart said that “no one associated with (SMU’s) search has contacted” Brown or his representatives.
At this point, it seems safe to say that this probably won’t be the last time we hear of Brown being connected to job openings.
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