‘Fire Gene Chizik’: North Carolina fans sound off after 2nd straight loss

Gene Chizik has come under fire from North Carolina fans after the Tar Heels’ fourth-quarter collapse vs. Georgia Tech on Saturday night.

The ex-Auburn coach and SEC Network analyst is in his second year as Carolina’s defensive coordinator. The Tar Heels showed some signs of improvement on that end of the field earlier this season, but any hope of progress has vanished after another defensive collapse.

Carolina blew a double-digit lead and fell to the Yellow Jackets 46-42 in Atlanta on Saturday night. Georgia Tech picked up yards at will on the ground, finishing with 246 rushing yards in the fourth quarter alone.

For the game, Georgia Tech totaled 635 yards and averaged 8.1 yards per play. Haynes King threw for 4 touchdown passes as the Yellow Jackets defeated Carolina for the third consecutive year.

Coupled with Carolina’s stunning loss to Virginia last week, the Tar Heels are now staring down the reality of another disappointing season. With two ACC losses already in the books, UNC is now tied for fourth place in the ACC after being tied for first just eight days ago. Louisville and Virginia Tech are currently ahead of UNC with just one conference loss.

Chizik was the subject of serious criticism from fans on Saturday night after the game, with many of them calling for the embattled DC to lose his job.

Here’s some of that reaction:

@CoachMackBrown either fire Gene Chizik or @UNCFootball needs to let you go so the next coach will. Giving up over 600 yards to any team, much less GT, is inexcusable. No reason whatsoever to finish every year like this.

— Joshua Gore (@JoshuaGore) October 29, 2023

Fire gene Chizik immediately

— Tyler Gibbs (@theGibbster3000) October 29, 2023

Fire Gene Chizik

— Hunt Andrews (@HuntAndrews1) October 29, 2023

FIRE EVERYONE EVERY SINGLE COACH AND STAFFER

— Florian Wirtz/Aitana Bonmatí Enjoyer (@xab1ball) October 29, 2023

@UNCFootball Time to fire Gene Chizik immediately! Embarrassing!

— Greg Lamb  (@baseballdadto2) October 29, 2023

@BubbaUNC fire gene chizik right now

— John Coleman (@MrNCFinest32) October 29, 2023

Fire Gene Chizik for the love of all that is good please I beg of you.

— Caleb (@Calebej37) October 29, 2023

Fire Gene Chizik

— . (@DavidCandelori) October 29, 2023

Fire Gene Chizik. Make him walk his ass home.

— PTR (@rhynept72) October 29, 2023

First, I hope Tez is okay.
Second, UNC football is pain.
Third, it’s time. Fire Mack and leave Gene Chizik in Atlanta.

There needs to be a culture change in Chapel Hill.

— #FireMackBrown (@ZClemons12) October 29, 2023

Fire Gene Chizik. TONIGHT.

— Patrick (@bpcoxjr) October 29, 2023

for the love of God, Mack, FIRE GENE CHIZIK

— Daniel – Boring Travel Guy (@go_ACC_) October 29, 2023

Fire Mack brown and fire gene chizik

— jacob (@jpsneed10) October 29, 2023

Spenser Davis

Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.