UNC Football Embracing Expectations Heading Into Spring Game

Posted Apr 22, 2021
Expectations have never been higher for UNC Football heading into the third year of coach Mack Brown’s second tenure. Saturday at Kenan Stadium marks the spring game, which will deliver the first look at this year’s Tar Heels, a group confident they can live up to the hype. Quarterback Sam Howell has even received preseason Heisman Trophy buzz. (Chapelboro.com)

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