UNC Football Looking To Force More Turnovers

Posted Aug 2, 2021
Since 2015, UNC has turned over the football 86 times while forcing just 78 turnovers . North Carolina is 30-33 over the last five seasons, including 7-6 in 2019 and 8-4 last year in Mack Brown’s second year back in Chapel Hill. So, among several major points of emphasis this past spring and the offseason has been to improve at forcing more turnovers. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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