New coordinator Gene Chizik keeps tabs on Tar Heels

Posted Jul 21, 2015
As Gene Chizik works to rebuild North Carolina’s defense, it sounds as if he has become plenty connected to and invested in the job. Even while away from Chapel Hill on vacation. Senior linebacker Jeff Schoettmer said when Chizik took a family trip earlier this month, the first-year defensive coordinator called often to monitor the Tar Heels’ summer progress. (Burlington Times News)

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