At Auburn, Gene Chizik is 22-5, the second-highest winning percentage through two years in Auburn history. He has two bowl wins, an SEC title and a national title. He's coached a Heisman winner ...

He guided Auburn to an undefeated season in 2010, with Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton at quarterback. In this photo from August 2015, North Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik makes a ...

AUBURN, Ala. - Gene Chizik's preparation for weekly football games last season didn't require marathon film sessions, meetings or practices. Instead, the coach who led Auburn to a national ...

If you pull out a calendar, Gene Chizik can provide a pretty good guesstimate of his schedule for any date. For 30 years, it’s been set to the grinding rhythm of college football coaching.

Gene Chizik was walking out to practice last August when he noticed the overstuffed cars being unloaded by wide-eyed teenagers and their parents. The freshmen were moving into the dorms at the ...

The issue, though? After years out of coaching, Chizik couldn’t spur the same turnarounds he used to. In 2022, his first season as defensive coordinator, UNC allowed 30.8 points (101st ...

Gene Chizik, who guided Auburn to the 2010 national title, is returning to North Carolina to serve as Mack Brown's "assistant head coach for defense." Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 ...

Chizik has done nothing of import at the collegiate level without Cam Newton as his quarterback. In 2010, Newton’s lone season at the school, the Heisman winner led AU to a perfect 14-0 season that ...

A long time ago Chizik’s father, Gene Chizik Sr., became close friends with Charlie Justice, who remains one of UNC’s most beloved athletes, and his brother Bill.