How Gene Chizik Approached Making Defensive Improvements

Posted Aug 22, 2023
UNC ranked 116th in total defense, giving up 436.5 yards per game, putting the Tar Heels last among ACC teams. This was a problem Gene Chizik inherited following the 2021 campaign after Mack Brown moved on from Jay Bateman. Yet, year one in Chizik’s second stint didn’t match expectations that he would dramatically change Carolina’s defense. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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