Gene Chizik Raves About LB Power Echols' Love of the Game & Leadership

Posted Sep 23, 2022
UNC sophomore linebacker Power Echols loves football. He loves practice. He loves the weight room. He loves the long hours and the grind. This love affair started at a very young age. "I've just been in love with the game since I've been playing it," Echols said. And it is in his DNA. Power's father played defensive back at Michigan State and then in the NFL. (Inside Carolina)

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