Veteran leadership will define UNC's secondary in 2018
Posted Aug 30, 2018
J.K. Britt is a senior; K.J. Sails, Myles Dorn and Patrice Rene are all juniors. Assuming that starting lineup holds, the four will enter UNC’s season opener at California with a combined 97 games of experience and 37 starts. It’s the reps of these four, and the relationships between them, that have inspired confidence. Among their supporters is their head coach, Larry Fedora.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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