Chansky’s Notebook: One and Only

Posted Aug 7, 2025
North Carolina special teams coach Mike Priefer is the only member of the new staff who has a connection to the Tar Heels' last ACC football championship and is more familiar with Chapel Hill than anyone else on the staff. Priefer’s father was an assistant coach for Dick Crum from 1978-83, including the 1980 team that went 11-1 and won the ACC title. (Chapelboro.com)

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