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Which Tar Heels are in the USFL and how the has league altered rules


Three former North Carolina football players and a former Tar Heel head coach are part of the new iteration of the United States Football League (USFL), which starts play this weekend with several rule changes. is the head coach for the New Orleans breakers, and he’ll coach a player who played for him in Chapel Hill: running back . (Tar Heel Tribune)

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Which Tar Heels are in the USFL and how the has league altered rules