ACC Kickoff: Tar Heels’ strength shifts to defense

Posted Jul 17, 2017
Larry Fedora stepped to the podium Friday as the 14th and final ACC football coach to stand there across the league’s two-day media event and said he “couldn’t wait to see you guys.” Then the sixth-year UNC coach got serious and issued an edict for his team that has been unfamiliar in his tenure. The offensive cupboard has never been more barren for Fedora. (Burlington Times-News)

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