North Carolina Tar Heels linebacker Power Echols spent much of his time this offseason working on his speed and also bulking up. He said on Thursday that he wants the physicality to better sustain the impact of collisions in order to last through the end of the season. Starting alongside Echols at linebacker will be sophomore Amare Campbell. (Inside Carolina)
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