UNC Football: What went wrong in 2017, and how to fix it

Posted Jul 27, 2018
The start of football practice can’t come soon enough in Chapel Hill, as North Carolina looks to move past a dreadful 3-9 season that saw the perfect (or imperfect) storm of circumstances come together in keeping a young Tar Heels team from ever getting off the ground. A look back at what went wrong for Carolina in 2017, and how it can be fixed in 2018. (Greensboro News & Record)

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