Chansky’s Notebook: More Than A Win At Stake Posted Aug 28, 2019 Mack Brown said it. This is also a big recruiting weekend for North Carolina Football. Sam Howell is from Monroe, near Charlotte, and that a true freshman is starting at quarterback in Brown’s return to coaching might send a certain message about playing time to the plethora of recruits North Carolina is still chasing from the western part of the state. (Chapelboro.com)