UNC Football Prioritizing Stopping the Run in 2017

Posted Feb 28, 2017
Better continuity should yield better results. The Tar Heels return all of their starting linebackers from 2016, and lose only two of their top twelve defensive linemen. Papuchis thinks they can take other steps, schematically, to improve against the run. What is clear is that run defense is a priority for the 2017 UNC football team and its new defensive coordinator. (Inside Carolina)

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