Top 20 UNC Football Teams: No. 12 - 1993

Posted May 6, 2020
Jason Stanicek running the option or passing the ball downfield was a sight to see, but so was the running and catching out of the backfield of Leon Johnson and the explosiveness of Curtis Johnson. Let’s also not forget electrifying receiver Marcus Wall, the original "Rude Boyz" Jimmy Hitchcock and Bracey Walker, and sack specialist Marcus Jones. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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