Chansky’s Notebook: Avoiding Buzz-Kill

Posted Jul 22, 2021
UNC has lost six of the last eight football games at Virginia Tech, the last a six-overtime thriller. Now with basically the same offensive line and a Heisman candidate quarterback, what about young backs and wide receivers? Mack Brown acknowledges his program has become a “media darling.” “Now we have to shut up and prove we’re good.” (Chapelboro.com)

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