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Yet JMU only led 25-21 at the start of the second quarter. However, the Dukes then scored four unanswered touchdowns to continue their decline, the last score being a 33-yard pick-six by Terrence Spence.

It was a brutal 30 minutes for UNC and head coach Mack Brown, who subsequently drew much of the ire on social media.

Brown, 73, is in his second stint as UNC's head coach. He started in Chapel Hill in 1988 and coached there until 1997 before moving to Texas. Brown coached the Longhorns from 1998 to 2013 and returned to UNC in 2019. Brown has 285 career wins, notably leading Texas to an undefeated season and the 2005 national championship. Eight of Brown's teams also finished in the top 10 in the Associated Press poll.

Brown's return to UNC has been an uphill battle, however. The Tar Heels entered Saturday with a 41-27 overall record under Brown since 2019 and a 24-18 record in the ACC. Only one of Brown's teams finished in the top 25 (2020) and four of the five teams lost in a bowl game.

This year's UNC team is off to a 3-0 start with wins over Minnesota, Charlotte and UNC Central, but JMU's performance clearly leaves much to be desired and raises questions about Brown's future.