ACC Coastal football season preview: QBs put North Carolina, Miami and Virginia Tech ahead of pack

Posted Jun 30, 2020
We grade freshman quarterbacks on a curve, but by the end of 2019, Sam Howell didn't need one -- he was just plain awesome. He battled through up-and-down, freshman-type play for a couple of months, but over the last five games, which included battles with Pitt's best defense in ages and a pre-collapse Virginia defense, he completed 66% of his passes with a 182.0 passer rating. (ESPN.com)

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