How UNC’s specialists on defense are helping it improve with Virginia next

Posted Sep 16, 2021
UNC linebacker Kaimon Rucker doesn’t know where he’ll line up Saturday against Virginia, and he couldn’t be happier. The 6-foot-1, 260-pound sophomore is one of several players defensive coordinator Jay Bateman is using as a specialist in different personnel packages. It’s a luxury the Tar Heels didn’t have in Bateman’s previous two seasons. (MSN.com)

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