Gene Chizik goes in-depth on his decision to step away from coaching
Posted Feb 16, 2017
Gene Chizik has decided to step away from coaching. The 55-year-old Chizik has spent the past two seasons at North Carolina as the team’s defensive coordinator. So what made a relatively young coach who has had a lot of success as both a defensive coordinator and head coach step away from the profession altogether? In the end, it’s all about family.
(FOX Sports)
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