Former Alabama QB the First Hire on Bill Belichick’s UNC Staff: Roll Call, December 13, 2024

Former Alabama quarterback nd longtime NFL coach Freddie Kitchens was announced as Bill Belichick’s first hire for his new coaching staff during his introductory press conference at North Carolina. Kitchens has spent the last two seasons as the tight ends coach for the Tar Heels.

Kitchens was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Crimson Tide from 1995-1997. He threw for over 4,600 yards and 30 touchdowns. Shortly after his Alabama career, Kitchens began his coaching career.

He has been in the coaching business since 1999 and spent over a decade in the NFL. Kitchens was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 2019. He will now work under the six-time Super Bowl winning coach who is making his first foray into the college football world at UNC.

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December 13, 1969: Wilbur Jackson, a running back from Ozark, and Bo Mathews, a back from Huntsville, became the first two black football players to sign with Alabama. Both signed SEC letters of intent. – Bryant Museum

December 13, 1989: Courtney Upshaw was born in Eufala, Ala.

“To me it’s kind of like mouse manure when you’re up to your ears in elephant doo-doo.” – Nick Saban’s reaction to an NCAA rule capping the number of headsets that could be worn on the sidelines