Zach Rice's road to being the nation's No. 1 OT and eventually UNC

Posted Oct 22, 2021
Going back a decade, all the long car rides and the miles racked up in Mary Rice’s minivan to AAU basketball practice and events, to football all-star teams and workouts led to this moment. On Thursday, the 247Sports Composite’s No. 1 offensive tackle Zach Rice announced his commitment to UNC. “We stayed doing something,” the elder Rice said. (247 Sports)

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