Former Auburn coach Gene Chizik’s return to coaching was a brief one.
The coach that led the Tigers to a national title in 2010 stepped down in his role as North Carolina’s defensive coordinator Thursday to spend more time with his family.
“Personally, it has been extremely difficult on my family and me,” Chizik said in a lengthy statement released by the university’s athletic department. “We have been apart for the past two years for the first time in my 30-year coaching career.”
Chizik’s wife Jonna, twin daughters Landry and Kennedy and son Cally still reside in Auburn.