2013 Season Preview: Linebackers and Secondary
Posted Aug 22, 2013
UNCs secondary kept getting thinner and thinner as last season went on. The Heels are already off to a bad start in that regard this year, losing Sam Smiley for the season. They've also converted receiver Damien Washington to safety to try to backstop that position. Carolina returns most of last year's crew, and thanks to those injuries there's a lot of game experience spread around.
(Tar Heel Blog)
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