UMass announced Don Brown will be taking over its football program again.
Brown last served as a head coach with then-FCS program UMass from 2004–08. After serving as defensive coordinator across the Power Five in recent years, he's heading back to Amherst to take on what is one of the most difficult jobs in the FBS.
Brown was successful in his first stint with the Minutemen and went 43–19, with two appearances in the FCS playoffs. In 2006, the team went 13–2, losing in the national championship game to Appalachian State.
The team made the jump to the FBS level in 2012 and has struggled.