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UNC football’s defensive line has the depth to compete in 2016

In his second year as defensive coordinator, Gene Chizik has enough talent and depth in his defensive line to compete up front.

Year 2 of Gene Chizik is expected to bring further change from a defense that performed at a historically poor rate under besieged defensive coordinator Vic Koenning in 2014. The Carolina secondary has talked this offseason about resurrecting the “Rude Boyz” persona of the 90’s, defensive units of the Mack Brown era. For that to be accomplished Carolina’s defensive line is going to have to take up the nasty nature of former defensive great Greg Ellis.