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 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.
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.
Mack Brown will not return as UNC’s head coach for 2025 college football season
Brown as recently as Monday said he planned to return next season, but Bubba Cunningham, the UNC athletic director, informed Brown later Monday that “he will not return as head coach.”
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UNC AD explains decision to fire Brown, timeline for hiring next football coach
The last time North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham hired a football coach, it took two days to select Mack Brown in 2016.. He won't be able to move that fast this year, Cunningham said in an interview with the Tar Heel Sports Network on Tuesday night before the men's basketball game in Maui.
'I love Mack Brown:' Tennessee's Rick Barnes reacts to coach Mack Brown, UNC football parting ways
Rick Barnes and Mack Brown coached basketball and football, respectively, at Texas for 14 years. The Tennessee coach remains good friends with Brown.
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UNC's Brown says it was time to leave. But he's still upset about the timing.
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UNC AD Bubba Cunningham wants fans, donors to be ‘flexible’ amid college sports changes
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Freddie Kitchens Named UNC Interim HC for Bowl Game After Mack Brown Firing
North Carolina run game coordinator and tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will be the Tar Heels' interim head coach for their ...
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Freddie Kitchens To Serve As Interim Coach For UNC
Freddie Kitchens will serve as the interim head coach at North Carolina, filling in for the departing Mack Brown, sources ...
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Why UNC trustees chairman said the handling of Mack Brown’s dismissal was ‘shameful’
After a 35-20 loss to N.C. State in Mack Brown’s last game as North Carolina’s head coach, John Preyer criticized athletic ...
UNC, NC state athletic directors respond to Saturday's post-game fight
Boo Corrigan, NC State director of athletics, and Bubba Cunningham, UNC director of athletics, released a joint statement about the incident.