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North Carolina football names Freddie Kitchens as interim head coach as Mack Brown departs
Kitchens, who served a year as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, joined Mack Brown’s staff in February 2023.
Hall Of Fame Football Coach Blasts North Carolina For Firing Him From Hawaii With Horrible Timing
Mack Brown will not return to coach another game at North Carolina, which likely marks the end of his legendary college football career. The 73-year-old
North Carolina fires Mack Brown in awkward scene after he says he wants to return
Tar Heels athletic director Bubba Cunningham told Brown on Monday he would not return for the 2025 season despite having three years left on his contract, the school announced. Brown will coach the team’s regular-season finale Saturday against rival North Carolina State but its undecided if he would coach in a bowl game.
North Carolina fires football coach Mack Brown
Brown’s first stint as head coach of the Tar Heels came from 1988-97. He led Carolina to a record of 69-46-1 (.599), which included three 10-win seasons, six consecutive bowl games, a Top Five finish, a Top 10 finish, and two Top 20 finishes.
North Carolina Picks Former NFL Head Coach As Interim to Replace Mack Brown
Per the team's official website, they've named Freddie Kitchens as their interim head coach in place of Mack Brown. Brown was fired by North Carolina following their 41-21 loss to Boston College on Nov. 23, and his last day with the program is Sunday, Dec. 1.
Former Alabama QB becomes North Carolina’s interim head coach
North Carolina named former Alabama quarterback Freddie Kitchens as the Tar Heels’ interim head coach on Sunday. He takes the reins from Mack Brown with UNC preparing to complete its season with a bowl trip. Kitchens is in his second season as the Tar Heels’ tight-ends coach and run-game coordinator.
Freddie Kitchens to coach North Carolina in bowl game
Former NFL head coach Freddie Kitchens will serve as interim coach for North Carolina's expected bowl game after the recent firing of Mack Brown. Kitchens served as run game coordinator and tight ends coach the past two seasons.
Mack Brown says North Carolina leaders wanted him to quit 24 hours before final game
A win against heated rival North Carolina State wasn't among them across Brown's final four seasons at the helm, which concluded Saturday when the Wolfpack exploded for 22 fourth-quarter points in their 35-30 win.
Former Browns head coach named interim HC at North Carolina
Former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens has been named the interim head coach for the University of North Carolina Tarheels, replacing Mack Brown, the school announced Sunday.
The surprising head coach favored to replace Mack Brown at North Carolina after firing
The college football coaching carousel is spinning rapidly as the regular season has officially come to an end. One major program searching for a new coach is North Carolina. The Tar Heels decided to move on from legendary coach Mack Brown despite Brown’s comments insisting that he wanted to stick around in Chapel Hil.
Will Bubba Cunningham make UNC football coach hire free from political interference?
When the chairman of the UNC board of trustees blasted Bubba Cunningham’s handling of Mack Brown’s departure, it raised ...
UNC football coaching search: Bubba Cunningham details process to replace Mack Brown
When will UNC hire a football coach and what does the process look like? Athletics director Bubba Cunningham provided details ...