UNC fires coordinators Freddie Kitchens and Mike Priefer
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UNC football “parted ways” with Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer on Friday, the first staff shake-up after a 4–8 season
Belichick inherited Kitchens, as the former Browns coach had been at UNC since 2023. With the Tar Heels, he had served as tight ends coach and run game coordinator (2023-24), interim coach after Mack Brown’s firing (2024) and then offensive coordinator under Belichick this season.
North Carolina fired two of Bill Belichick’s assistants after a 4-8 season, marking more turbulence in his first year leading the Tar Heels amid ongoing controversy.