Dominant ending meant more for much-maligned Tar Heel defense

Posted Sep 5, 2019
He’d take the win any way the Tar Heels could get it, but make no mistake, it meant a little bit more for Myles Dorn that it was the North Carolina defense that drove the final nail into South Carolina’s coffin with two fourth quarter interceptions. “It almost brought me to tears,” Dorn said. “It was great to see the work that we put in paying off in the game." (Heels Maven)

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