Bunting's defense peaking
Posted Sep 25, 2005
In the depths of John Bunting's early struggles as North Carolina's coach, his lowest points came on defense. Here was a proud former All-ACC linebacker for UNC and a veteran of the high-speed violence of the NFL watching his defense play touch football in a tackle game. UNC offered up one of the most porous defenses in the nation. Bunting promised to fix it. This year he has.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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