Mack Brown on how UNC beat Duke's pass rush
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.