Defensive coordinator Gene Chizik comes to UNC after 2-year hiatus

Posted Aug 27, 2015
For two years, Jonna Chizik, the wife of North Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, cherished every second with her husband and children, knowing the day would eventually arrive. They escaped the college football lifestyle that previously defined their family dynamic. Football wasn’t a part of the equation for the first time in their relationship. But a return to the game was never ruled out. (Daily Tar Heel)

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