UNC Football: Will Marquise Williams get his shot to start in XFL?

Posted Feb 16, 2020
Former North Carolina record-setting quarterback Marquise Williams is one of a few Tar Heels currently on a roster for the new XFL league that is in its second week of the re-birth. Williams is a member of the New York Guardians and opened the season as the backup to former Penn State and NFL quarterback Matt McGloin. But is that set to change soon? (Keeping It Heel)

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