In a move that makes a lot of sense after the news of earlier today, Defensive Coordinator Gene Chizik is leaving the program. His contract was set to expire at the end of the month, and he has decided to pass up another season in Chapel Hill in favor of spending more time with his family.
Chizik had been splitting time between his job in Chapel Hill and his family in Alabama since taking the job at UNC. He is certainly credited with improving the Tar Heel defense, although it remained a point of scrutiny in the latter part of 2015 and all of 2016.