Dazz Newsome Provides UNC With Extra Playmaker It Needs In Win Over Pitt

Posted Sep 22, 2018
The Tar Heels needed someone other than receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams to step up as a playmaker. Enter Dazz Newsome. The 5-foot-11 sophomore from Hampton, Virginia put together the best game of his career Saturday as he helped the Tar Heels earn a hard-fought 38-35 victory over Pittsburgh–catching six passes for 110 yards, both career highs. (Chapelboro.com)

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