UNC Tabs Greg Robinson, Tommy Thigpen as Co-Defensive Coordinators

Posted Nov 29, 2018
North Carolina football coach Mack Brown has tabbed Greg Robinson and Tommy Thigpen to be his co-defensive coordinators, according to multiple sources. Thigpen, who will be working in a coordinator position for the first time in his 21 years as an assistant coach, will be aided by a veteran defensive mind in Greg Robinson. Both men have long histories with Brown. (Inside Carolina)

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