Georgia Tech QB Jordan Yates has a proud uncle in UNC great T.J. Yates

Posted Sep 23, 2021
As T.J. Yates re-wrote sections of the North Carolina football record book as a four-year starter at quarterback, his biggest fan was his nephew, a curly-haired youngster named Jordan. And now, the nephew who grew up idolizing his uncle could be the starting quarterback against his uncle’s alma mater Saturday night as Georgia Tech takes on No. 21 UNC. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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