UVa At UNC Scouting Report: UNC Defense

Rashawn Jackson and the Cavs’ rushing attack will be challenged this week.

Coach Al Groh says the Tar Heel defense under new coordinator Chuck Pagano is quicker, stouter, and more aggressive. That may be, but East Carolina junior quarterback Patrick Pinkney still torched the young UNC secondary en route to C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors. Pinkney passed for a career-high 406 yards last Saturday night in Greenville.

Pinkney also tossed a personal-best 3 TDs in the Pirates’ 34-31 win over North Carolina. He completed 31 of 41 passes without an interception in his first collegiate start, hurling touchdown passes of 78, 15, and 24 yards.

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