UNC football has Seattle Seahawks to thank for an increase in takeaways

Posted Sep 23, 2021
UNC Football managed only 11 takeaways last season. That led coach Mack Brown to consult with Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll in the spring. One of Brown’s former defensive coordinators at Texas, Greg Robinson, was a college teammate of Carroll, and Brown believed the two of them had a way of coaching turnovers that he wanted to implement. (MSN.com)

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