Report: UNC Football Adds Scott Boone, Retains Robert Gillespie On Coaching Staff

Posted Jan 6, 2019
Mack Brown has taken two further steps in finalizing his coaching staff at North Carolina, according to multiple sources. Scott Boone, a 35-year coaching veteran who spent the 2018 season as an offensive analyst for Wake Forest, will serve as special teams coordinator and a defensive assistant, while Robert Gillespie will remain on staff as running backs coach. (Inside Carolina)

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