UNC football preview: Tar Heels’ hype train ready to roll with expectations

Posted Sep 8, 2020
Coach Mack Brown may as well have worn a baby blue conductor’s hat Monday to top off the rest of the clothing items that made up his UNC football ensemble. Almost time to get this hype train out of the station. "A lot of people have been talking about how much better we’re going to be and how good we’re going to be, and we’ll see now is that hype real." (Burlington Times News)

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