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)
Related: Football, Football Recruiting
UNC Freshman Running Backs Could Arrive Sooner Than Expected Due to InjuryThe future might be now for UNC at running back. The season-ending injury suffered by senior British Brooks robs the Tar Heels of a team...
Mon Aug 15, 2022Tar Heels in NFL: Howell, Trubisky get off to good starts; Chandler makes big impression
It was a good weekend of exhibition games for the two UNC quarterbacks in the NFL on Saturday, with Commanders rookie Sam Howell putting on...
Mon Aug 15, 2022
UNC Football Preseason Camp Report, Day 14: Myles Murphy, RaRa Dillworth, Asim Richards
UNC held its 14th and final practice of preseason camp Sunday at the Koman Practice Complex, and afterward, three Tar Heels fielded questions from the...
Mon Aug 15, 2022
Drake Maye Among Athlon's Projected College Football Breakout Players
Drake Maye has to hold off Jacolby Criswell in a tight battle for the starting quarterback spot at UNC. But assuming Maye wins the job,...
Sun Aug 14, 2022