Nick Polino Makes The Most Of A Difficult Situation

Posted Nov 13, 2019
The last thing Nick Polino expected to do during his senior season at UNC was cheerleading, coaching, and stressing. Scripts aren’t written in August, though, and for Polino, he wouldn’t have chosen this path for his final season as a Tar Heel had he been granted that option. But football is violent and injuries happen, as Polino experienced firsthand. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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