Why Deems May III chose to be a UNC football walk-on over lucrative scholarship offers

Posted Feb 14, 2022
Deems May III, a senior athlete at Charlotte’s Myers Park High School, grew up loving the North Carolina Tar Heels. His father and his grandfather played football in Chapel Hill. His mother was a gymnast there. But when it came time to pick a college, May had a tough choice to make. Dre Bly called May in late January with a Preferred Walk-On offer. (MSN.com)

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