Larry Fedora prioritizes scoring defense

Posted Jul 28, 2016
In 2016, UNC's scoring defense remains the focus. "The most important stat is scoring defense," head coach Larry Fedora told the media at the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte. "Now, there are other stats that play into that role: turnovers, all those different things. But scoring defense is number one. Total yards or defense, that's not really even a stat we pay any attention to." (Carolina Blue)

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