10/27/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2025 07:37
In our series SEC Connections, we take a quick look at coincidences, partnerships and parallels between The University of Texas at Austin and our sister schools in the Southeastern Conference. This week, Vanderbilt University.
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Former Longhorn football coach Mack Brown started his college football career as a running back at Vanderbilt, where he averaged 4.4 yards per carry, including a 156-yard game against Tampa in 1969. At UT, Brown coached 16 years, played for two National Championships, and won it all in the 2005 season. Brown is now retired from coaching and has moved back to Austin. Heis an analyst for ESPN and with Vince Young has launched "The Stampede: A Podcast on the Texas Longhorns."
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