UNC Players Release Statements on Opting Out of 2020 Season

Posted Aug 8, 2020
UNC announced that senior safety D.J. Ford, junior cornerback Bryce Watts, and sophomore safety Javon Terry have decided to opt-out of the 2020 season due to concerns over playing college football during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were tough decisions, but both Ford and Watts expressed on social media that it was the right decision. (Inside Carolina)

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