Looking for an Orange Bowl upset, can UNC’s Sam Howell step up without his top playmakers?

Posted Jan 1, 2021
North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell has shown that he can make big plays during his first two seasons as a Tar Heel. He was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference by the Associated Press behind Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence after completing 69.1 percent of his passes for 3,352 yards and 27 touchdowns against six interceptions. (Miami Herald)

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