North Carolina coach Mack Brown told his team following Saturday's 70-50 loss to James Madison that he would "walk away and step down if he was the problem," sources told 247Sports' Inside Carolina. The players vocally supported Brown and took the blame themselves after Brown made his address.

And boy have the Dukes passed the test with flying colors, as they blew the doors off the Tar Heels with a record-breaking first half that saw them score a school-record 53 points

Mack Brown told ESPN on Saturday he’s not resigning and “will be back at work” Sunday following an embarrassing 70-50 loss to James Madison. He said it was an emotional locker room and told the team he blamed himself and would step away if he couldn’t get things straightened out.