News & Quotes from Mack Brown's Monday Press Conference

Posted Sep 20, 2021
Notes from UNC football coach Mack Brown's press conference Monday (Video). OLB Tyrone Hopper will not play at Georgia Tech Saturday. Hopper's injury is to the upper body, per a source, and potentially season-ending. The key to UNC's offensive turnaround has been Sam Howell's ability to run. "I don't want a quarterback ever again that can't run." (Inside Carolina)

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