Attrition, Coaching Change Reshaping UNC's Cornerbacks Group

Posted May 17, 2019
Two-year starter K.J. Sails transferred to USF, Corey Bell moved to wide receiver, and C.J. Cotman took a medical hardship. What remains at cornerback for UNC is an All-ACC-caliber veteran in Patrice Rene, a reserve-turned-starter in Greg Ross, a pair of talented but inexperienced players in Tre Shaw and DeAndre Hollins, and an early enrollee in Storm Duck. (Inside Carolina)

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