I previously broke down the youth movement on offense that was taking place with injuries to Stanton Truitt, Bentley Spain, et al here. As news broke later that day that the Heels had also lost tackle William Sweet, then the Duke game ended the career of Austin Proehl, I became gunshy to follow up with a look at the defense.
Well, fast-forward three weeks, ‘disappointing’ is now ‘ghastly’, and a 1-5 record comes with the following previously-unthinkable line: Carolina is a 4-point home underdog to Virginia. Things can’t be worse, so this is now a safe space.