Gene Chizik Wants to Return Next Season, But Will 'Reassess' After Bowl Game

Posted Dec 18, 2023
UNC defensive coordinator Gene Chizik would like to be back for a third season, he said Monday. "In the end, we will come up with whatever is best for this program." Based on what Chizik said, it will depend on the outcome of a full evaluation after the bowl game. But if it’s up to him, his preference is to return. "Yes, yes," he said, when asked just that. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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