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After a breakout sophomore season, Javonte Williams is ready to live up to the hype


Two years ago, when joined the UNC football team as a three-star running back recruit from Wallace-Rose Hill High School in eastern North Carolina, his style of play was simple: “get the ball and run.” His self-professed lack of knowledge may have contributed to the relatively few touches he had in his first campaign as a Tar Heel. (Daily Tar Heel)

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After a breakout sophomore season, Javonte Williams is ready to live up to the hype