Mission for new ACC coordinators: Enhancing schemes, not scrapping them

For the first time since 2006, there is no head coaching turnover in the ACC. So it stands to reason that the turnover among assistant coaches has also remained relatively low.

There are just four new coordinators across the conference, compared to 12 a year ago. Three are on the defensive side: John Papuchis at North Carolina; Jay Sawvel at Wake Forest and Peter Sirmon at Louisville. Shawn Watson takes over for Matt Canada at Pitt.

Each faces his own unique challenge, but among the four, the change at North Carolina has presented the most questions. In 2015, Gene Chizik decided to leave his family behind in Auburn, Ala. to give coaching another try after a three-year hiatus, pairing up with…