The old cliche is that UNC is a football sleeping giant. With the Tar Heels head coaching job open again, it’s time to accept an uncomfortable truth.

For the last half-decade, North Carolina football has been under the leadership of Mack Brown as its head coach. However, that changed recently with the announcement from UNC administration that Brown had been relieved of his duties.

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

UNC tight ends coach and run game coordinator Freddie Kitchens will serve as interim head coach for the upcoming bowl game, the university announced on Sunday. After working on the Tar Heels staff for the last two seasons, Kitchens is fulfilling the duties for the recently departed Brown, whose officially stepped down as head coach on Sunday.

Run game coordinator and tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will lead the UNC football program as its interim head coach.

Former NFL coach Freddie Kitchens, who served as North Carolina's run game coordinator and tight ends coach for the last two years, is the Tar Heels' interim coach following the firing of Mack Brown,