AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - The UMass Minutemen have two games left in the regular season. but they will do that without Head Coach Don Brown. UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford has announced that Brown will no longer lead the UMass football program.  Offensive Coordinator Shane Montgomery will serve as the program's interim coach until a permanent head coach is named.   UMass Marching Band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade The search for a new head coach will begin immediately. The minutemen are 2 and 8 this season, losing to Liberty in overtime this past Saturday. UMass has two games left, they play 8th-ranked Georgia this coming Saturday and then they end the season hosting UConn in Amherst on November 30th. “I am extremely grateful to Coach Brown for returning to UMass three years ago to help us build back a program he once coached to a national title game,” said Bamford. “Don should have immense pride in the outstanding contributions he has made to advance Massachusetts Football during his three stops in Amherst. Upon his return in 2021, we shared a common goal to help UMass football attain conference membership, something that was realized last spring. Largely due to his renowned coaching reputation, Don legitimized our FBS program and Massachusetts football has taken positive steps forward since his return. We are structurally positioned to accomplish our competitive goals as we move into a new league and a new college athletics landscape in 2025.” Local News Headlines Tracking wet and possibly wintry weather in Massachusetts this week UMass football Head Coach Don Brown to be replaced Chicopee Fire Dept. honored for water rescue Springfield Police Officer John Toledo suspended WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.