Chris Culliver, Rico Walker excited to play football together at UNC

Posted Aug 19, 2022
Maiden’s Chris Culliver and Hickory’s Rico Walker recently faced one another in a preseason scrimmage. But after their senior football seasons this fall, both will take the gridiron next year at UNC. Culliver’s other finalists included NC State, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Ohio State. But the 4-star receiver chose UNC due to its family atmosphere. (Hickory Record)

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