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Extra Points: Sea Change

Related Topics: Phil Longo, Lonnie Galloway

"We cannot direct the winds, but we can adjust our sails." -- Thomas Monson, American religious leader and author

Skipper Mack Brown has been stalking the quarterdeck of the Tar Heel football schooner for a fortnight now, adjusting to the winds of change in college football in general and his personal dominion over Kenan Football Center in particular.

He walked out of a home recruiting visit the night of Tuesday, Dec. 7, and answered a call from Phil Longo, the Tar Heels' offensive coordinator, who said he was leaving to take a similar position at the University of Wisconsin, and he was taking offensive line coach Jack Bicknell with him.