UNC linebackers: Steady, Strong, and Seasoned

Posted Aug 22, 2014
With just more than a week left before North Carolina takes the field, much of the focus is on the unresolved questions surrounding the team. But there is one position group head coach Larry Fedora does not have to worry about: the linebackers. In coach Fedora’s 4-2-5 defense, there are two traditional linebackers on the field at a time, with a third linebacker manning a hybrid position, known as the bandit. (Carolina Blue)

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