UNC Football's Defensive Non-Negotiables: Effort & Physicality

Posted Jun 17, 2023
Whenever North Carolina's defensive players walk into a meeting, they see something familiar written on the big board. It’s there every single time, and it’s going to remain there. “Effort & Physicality.” That is the mantra. It’s a requirement. “You can’t get on the field if you don’t have effort and physicality,” Tar Heels' junior linebacker Power Echols said. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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