Gene Chizik's Impact

Posted Jan 21, 2015
How much and how soon can Gene Chizik improve the UNC defense? That’s the question for the offseason, and the question on which the 2015 season is likely to hinge. Chizik will employ two defensive ends, two defensive tackles, three linebackers, and four defensive backs—the defense employed by North Carolina since the days before Mack Brown. (Inside Carolina)

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