Tommy Thigpen Q&A: The Safeties

Posted Aug 2, 2018
This is part three of an interview with former UNC linebacker and coach Tommy Thigpen, who has returned to UNC as an assistant football coach mentoring the safeties. "Who has stood out from your group of guys? Myles Dorn—he’s awesome. He does so much: he can cover, he can blitz, he can tackle in space, he can talk the game in a highly complex way." (Inside Carolina)

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