Report: 4-Star DE Commitment Keeshawn Silver Will Get Hoops Shot, Too

Posted Jul 20, 2020
Keeshawn Silver is a 4-star defensive end committed to play football at North Carolina, but the gridiron standout is also something of a basketball player. So much that UNC Basketball coach Roy Williams has agreed to give him a chance as a walk-on when he gets to Chapel Hill in 2021. "We had a talk a while ago and he said he’s going to give me a chance." (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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