Linebackers provide stability for hard-to-predict UNC lineup

Posted Sep 1, 2017
With what should be a transitional year for the Tar Heels, UNC’s linebacking corps is arguably the most stable part of the team, with starters Andre Smith, Cole Holcomb and Cayson Collins all returning. “That group in the linebacker position...really can be the strength of our defense this year,” Fedora said in July. A month later, he echoed those sentiments. (Daily Tar Heel)

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