South Carolina announced on Wednesday that former New York Giants assistant Freddie Kitchens is being added to the staff of head coach Shane Beamer. Kitchens will serve as a senior analyst.
“I worked with Freddie Kitchens previously at Mississippi State and have known him for close to 20 years,” Beamer said via the school’s website. “He’s a fantastic coach with head coaching experience and coordinator experience. He’s a long-time NFL coach who will be a great asset and resource for our program and will help us in so many ways.”
For Kitchens, this marks his first return to the college ranks since 2005 when he was with the aforementioned Mississippi State.
Kitchens had spent the previous two seasons with the Giants, first serving as tight ends coach before being promoted to senior offensive analyst. Following the termination of Jason Garrett, Kitchens also stepped in as the interim offensive coordinator.
Prior to his time with the Giants, Kitchens spent two seasons with the Cleveland Browns — the final season serving as their head coach.
In addition to his time with the Giants and Browns, Kitchens also spent time with the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys at the NFL level. In college, he’s also made stops at Glenville State, LSU and North Texas.
