Get Ready for the Tar Heels Playing Some Press Coverage

Posted Aug 4, 2024
The days of North Carolina’s cornerbacks playing way off the line of scrimmage might mostly be over. Among the characteristics of first-year defensive coordinator Geoff Collins’ approach is all-out aggressiveness. Cornerbacks Marcus Allen and Alijah Huzzie say they’re in press coverage much of the time, and absolutely love it. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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