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UNC's Defensive Hype Meets Reality


The 2017 football season was going to be the year a defense finally surpassed its offensive counterpart as the program’s cornerstone. Instead, it’s been more of the same as UNC has allowed 82 points and 1,174 total yards of offense in falling to 0-2 for the first time since 2010. Familiar defensive debacles on the field lead to familiar defensive explanations. (Inside Carolina)

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