The North Carolina Tar Heels parted ways with their head coach Mack Brown last week, and they have finally named their interim head coach: former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens.
The former Browns head coach joined the North Carolina Football program in 2023 as the run game coordinator and tight ends coach. He now, at least for just one game, takes on a much bigger role with the Tar Heels.
In a statement released by the Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham, Kitchens was deemed:
“… an incredible coach who is respected by our student-athletes and staff… He is dedicated to doing all he can to help lead our program through this transition, and we appreciate his willingness to take on the role.”
After taking over as the interim offensive coordinator for the Browns in 2018, Kitchens was named the head coach in 2019. That tenure did not last long as he was fired after a tumultuous season.
He now gets a second shot to make a lasting impact.
