UNC Football Expected to Hire Bob Diaco as Linebackers Coach

Posted Jan 19, 2025
LSU senior defensive analyst Bob Diaco is expected join Bill Belichick's football staff at UNC as linebackers coach, sources confirmed. Diaco previously has been the head coach at Connecticut and worked defensive coordinator jobs at Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Louisiana Tech, and Purdue, across the stops that comprise his coaching career. (Inside Carolina)

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