Complex sentence: Mike Roberts, Brian's father and head coach at UNC, was fired by UNC athletic director Dick Baddour after the 1998 season, and Brian transferred to play for coach Ray Tanner at the University of South Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: Mike Roberts, Brian's father and coach at UNC, was fired by athletic director Dick Baddour after the 1998 season. After the firing, Brian opted to transfer to play for coach Ray Tanner at the University of South Carolina.