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The Hurricanes’ plan to fill the biggest hole on their defense entering spring practice

A six-pack of Hurricanes notes on a Tuesday:

u25aa Among the positions with considerable uncertainty this spring: safety.

Jaquan Johnson and Sheldrick Redwine have moved on to the NFL and it won’t be easy to replace Miami’s best safety combo in years.

Potential starter Bubba Bolden, the Southern Cal transfer, hasn’t yet arrived; he’s still in California completing classes at a junior college. Freshman Keontra Smith also will arrive this summer.

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That leaves UM a bit thin at the position this spring, with Amari Carter, Gurvan Hall and Robert Knowles the only returning scholarship players who played safety last season.