For the last half-decade, North Carolina football has been under the leadership of Mack Brown as its head coach. However, that changed recently with the announcement from UNC administration that Brown had been relieved of his duties.
They let him coach out his last game at Kenan Stadium over the weekend. That game ended in a crushing defeat in the last few minutes of the game — fitting of the last few years of Tar Heel football under Brown.
There have been rumors swirling for days on who the next head coach of the team would be. We have collected a list of all those names on our Tar Heels Wire Big Board. Most recently, Arthur Smith has been in the talks and had a preliminary conversation before declining the position today.
However, the team has one game left this season. With six wins on the season, the team will be bowl-eligible and play in a postseason bowl game. Who, when, and where they will play the bowl game is still unknown.
🫡 @CoachFKitchens to lead us as Interim Head Coach. pic.twitter.com/8TQLfpjJh0
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) December 1, 2024
North Carolina did announce today though, that current tight ends coach and running-game coordinator Freddie Kitchens would serve as the interim head coach effective immediately.
Kitchens has spent time all over the college and the professional level. He has served as the head coach, though, of only one team in his career, the Cleveland Browns. Although that did not start nor end the way he wanted, Kitchens will get another shot to show what kind of leader he can be.
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