College football lifer Sparky Woods is leaving the North Carolina football coaching staff to pursue other opportunities, coach Mack Brown confirmed Tuesday. Woods, 70, has served in a senior advisor to the head coach role with the Tar Heels since January 2019. He’s a veteran of more than 40 years in college coaching, a long career that has included head coaching stops at Appalachian State (1984-88), South Carolina (1989-93) and VMI (2008-14). Please click here for more.