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Lejond Cavazos transfers from UNC to Big Ten program

Three-star defensive back Lejond Cavazos has transferred from the University of North Carolina to Michigan State for his final year of eligibility.

Another bites the dust, as University of North Carolina defensive back [autotag]Lejond Cavazos[/autotag] will transfer to Michigan State for his final playing year of eligibility per On3.  

Cavazos confirmed the story via social media, posting himself in the Spartan Threads with the caption “the last 1. #committed”. The three-star defensive back started his collegiate career with Ohio State, spending two years with the Buckeyes, before transferring to UNC. 

Cavazos’s first season with the Tar Heels wasn’t as productive as many hoped, with 18 total tackles, and two pass deflections in 11 games played. The following season was over before it started, after sustaining a lower-body injury that required surgery. 

It’s been a roller coaster for Cavazos, but Michigan State could be the ideal landing spot, and for UNC, a new spot opened for more reliable talent creating a win/win situation.

Cavazos was ahead of three-star red-shirt freshman [autotag]Tre Miller[/autotag] on the depth chart, a player who will benefit the most from the decision. Miller won’t grab the minutes Cavazos was expected to have, but should get a better opportunity to earn them with a spot up for grabs.  

Cavazos spent a month in the portal, after entering on April 14th. It will be intriguing to see who UNC grabs from the portal to lessen the experience gap. 

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Gene Chizik says we’ll see more freshman nab playing time in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

With the UNC football team having nothing to lose in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, defensive coordinator Gene Chizik will go deep into his roster.

Defense and the UNC football team don’t go well together.

We thought they did early in the season, as the Tar Heels jumped out to a 6-0 record and beat most opponents with relative ease. A 9-sack performance against South Carolina and holding Syracuse to single-digits had Tar Heel Nation believing – had UNC finally solved its historically, underperforming unit?

Think again.

In consecutive weeks, a pair of struggling UVA and Georgia Tech programs combined for over 1,000 yards against Carolina. We thought the woes went away with back-to-back wins against Campbell and Duke, but they resurfaced against a pair of middle-of-the-road offenses in Clemson and N.C. State.

With UNC having not much left to play for, expect for its first bowl victory since 2019, defensive coordinator Gene Chizik plans to give more playing time to a trio of freshman – Kaleb Cost, Tre Miller and Amare Campbell.

“Kaleb Cost is gonna be a guy you see more of than you’ve been seeing all year,” Chizik told Inside Carolina. “It’s a great opportunity for him – he gets three weeks to get ready. You’ll see Try Miller –we planned on playing him more earlier in the year, and then he had some health issues that set him back. Every time he seemed like he was going to move forward, he’d take a step back. We expect to see and play him a good bit at the corner spot. That’s great opportunities for him there. Amari Campbell, who is a guy that we probably should’ve played more during the year, he’s going to get his opportunity. Three young guys that are all freshmen, you’re going to see a god bit of. They’ve had good work and we expect them to play well. It’ll be interesting.”

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Campbell, a linebacker, registered 10 tackles (eight solo, one for loss) across 10 games. He also made a highlight play in UNC’s win over Syracuse, intercepting a Garrett Shrader pass and returning it 19 yards.

Miller, a defensive back, recorded a lone tackle in the Campbell game. According to UNC’s official stats, Cost has not appeared in a game this year.

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