Duke entered the game against UNC with the two top pass rushers in the country, but the Tar Heels shut them down. Mack Brown explains the recipe for success.
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00:00 I think the biggest thing, Greg, is the number one, the emphasis.
00:06 A lot of times when people see a record
00:08 that's not as good like Duke's record,
00:10 the players -- our players might not understand
00:13 how good some of these players are.
00:15 So our coaches did a tremendous job of showing breakdowns
00:20 of these guys getting their 7 1/2 sacks each side
00:24 and how good they are.
00:26 And we went over it and over it and over it
00:28 and really challenged our offensive line.
00:30 Secondly, we kept the tight end in some,
00:33 and Garrett Walston really helped us.
00:35 That's why he wasn't involved as much today,
00:37 but that was a factor.
00:39 And then in some cases, we would chip with the running backs.
00:42 But I'm really proud of the offensive line
00:46 to even give up the number of sacks we did last week.
00:50 And as good as this bunch is at what they do,
00:54 I thought our guys protected really well.
00:56 It was also interesting, too,
00:57 that we started the game throwing the ball
01:00 and then came back and ran the ball,
01:02 where normally we've been running it
01:04 and then start throwing it.
01:05 So I applaud Phil Longo for coming out and saying,
01:09 "Okay, they're stacking the box.
01:11 Those guys are really tough in there.
01:13 Let's spread them out,
01:15 and let's make sure they understand
01:16 we are going to throw it.
01:18 We're not just going to run the ball."
01:20 And then we were able to have a great mixture
01:22 throughout the day.