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.

Kitchens, who served a year as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, joined Mack Brown’s staff in February 2023.

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.