UNC Football's Secondary Education

Posted Jan 23, 2014
Even with the departures Jabari Price, Tre Boston, and Terry Shankle, Tar Heel associate head coach for defense Vic Koenning feels very good about the defensive backfield moving forward. “I think we’re better right now than we were at any point the secondary leadership-wise, and that’s coming from the guys in the weight room,” Koenning said in an interview at Kenan Football Center last week. (GoHeels.com)

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