Official Site of the Tar Heels · Oct 4, 2019
GoHeels Exclusive: Commanding The Defense
By Pat James, GoHeels.com
With just over four minutes left in the third quarter of North Carolina's loss to Clemson last Saturday, Jeremiah Gemmel's instincts kicked in.
Looking to pressure quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Jay Bateman called a blitz from the boundary (short side). Weakside linebacker Chazz Surratt was among the players sent after Lawrence. And because of that, Gemmel, who was lined up over the B-gap between the right guard and tackle, had to work toward the boundary once the ball was snapped.
Before it was, the redshirt sophomore linebacker noticed something.