North Carolina scouting report: Storylines, key players, prediction

Posted Aug 31, 2015
First one to 100 wins. As bad as South Carolina’s defense was last year (94th in the nation), it wasn’t nearly as bad as North Carolina’s. The Tar Heels were No. 120 in the nation in total defense. Both schools hired new defensive coordinators, and a lot of focus will be on the Gamecocks’ Jon Hoke and Tar Heels’ Gene Chizik. (The State)

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