Natrone Means, The Natural
Posted Mar 27, 2020
With Randy Jordan and Eric Blount at running back for UNC, Natrone Means’ opportunity to play as a freshman looked limited. Until one drill. “We were doing a goal line drill,” Means says. “I get up there and across from me is Tommy Thigpen, our best linebacker. I managed to get by him and score. That was a big deal for a freshman.” Thigpen wasn’t pleased.
(Inside Carolina)
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