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

Following Mack Brown's final game as the UNC football coach, Brown discussed his firing and the Tar Heels' future.

Will North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham target a sitting head coach, like Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, or a well-regarded coordinator from a major program, like Georgia’s Glenn Schumann?