Experience gap on UNC's defense

Posted Aug 31, 2010
UNC's first-team defense has nine regular starters returning and a combined 213 career starts. The second-team defense has a combined six career starts, all by one player (linebacker Zach Brown). That imbalance in experience is why UNC coach Butch Davis made an effort in training camp to give the younger players the bulk of the repetitions in scrimmages. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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