North Carolina run game coordinator and tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will be the Tar Heels' interim head coach for their bowl game, via Yahoo

A day after the regular season ended with a 35-30 loss to rival North Carolina State at home, North Carolina named assistant Freddie Kitchens the Tar Heels' interim head coach while the school seeks a replacement for Mack Brown.

Former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens has been named the interim head coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced Sunday. Kitchens, 50, has served as the Tarheels’ run game coordinator and tight ends coach for the past two seasons after being hired in February 2023.