UNC Football Wednesday Post-Practice Report: Balfour, Hester & Blackwell

Posted Aug 17, 2022
The UNC football team is now 10 days away from its season opener against Florida A&M on August 27. Three Tar Heels were available to the media following Wednesday’s practice: redshirt freshman CB Dontae Balfour; junior DL Kevin Hester; and redshirt freshman WR Gavin Blackwell. Here are videos, notes, and quotes from what they had to say. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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