New coordinator Chizik energizes UNC defense, but will that translate into results?

Posted Jul 21, 2015
The excitement was evident from the moment Gene Chizik walked through the door of UNC’s practice facility last January. There was also a palpable feeling of respect. “The first meeting we had with him, he walks in the room and everyone is sitting perfectly straight, hands on their knees, almost a little scared,” senior linebacker Jeff Schoettmer said. (Wilmington Star News)

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