Sam Howell receives second team preseason All-American honors

Posted Jul 11, 2021
Death, taxes, and UNC football star Sam Howell collecting preseason honors are all guarantees. Sporting News added to the honors by listing Howell as the nation's second-best quarterback, trailing Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler. There’s no denying it's an honor to be viewed as a top-two quarterback in college football. However, some honors are still snubs. (Keeping It Heel)

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