‘I Saw Effort’: UNC Football Completes First Football Practice of 2022 Season

Posted Jul 30, 2022
Friday marked the first practice featuring UNC Football's full recruiting class of 2022, a a group which ranked among the nation’s best. Five-star recruits Travis Shaw and Zach Rice have been with the team since the new year, but prospects such as running back Omarion Hampton and wide receiver Andre Greene, Jr. were making their Tar Heel debuts. (Chapelboro.com)

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