North Carolina Football: Five players to watch in 2015

Posted Jul 19, 2015
The Tar Heels put together the highest-ranked recruiting class of Larry Fedora's four-year reign -- ranked 24th overall by Scout.com and third in the ACC -- and, Fedora added maybe his most important recruit in defensive coordinator Gene Chizik. Will it get North Carolina the breakthrough season it's been pining for? These five players will help to determine it. (FOX Sports)

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