Tar Heels tackling not sticking

Posted Sep 8, 2016
Based on the way he sounded Wednesday during the ACC’s weekly football teleconference, UNC coach Larry Fedora must have steamed as he watched the film of his team’s 33-24 loss to Georgia last week. “Seventeen missed tackles,” Fedora snarled, letting it be known that he counted every one as he watched Georgia run for 289 yards against his defense. (Decatur Herald & Review)

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