What true freshmen are ready to play for UNC in the opener?

Posted Sep 7, 2020
The 2020 college football season will be unlike any before. Among the oddities dotting the landscape is that true freshmen can play in every game this season yet maintain their freshman status for next year. As UNC gets closer to kicking off its season at home versus Syracuse on Sept. 12, what true freshmen are most likely to be a part of the rotation. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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