Few Specifics Offered, Though Drake Maye "Earned The Right" To Start

Posted Aug 23, 2022
Mack Brown wasn’t interested in going into specifics Monday about the staff’s decision to start redshirt freshman Drake Maye at quarterback Saturday vs. Florida A&M. "We feel like that competition has been outstanding,” Brown said Monday (Video). "Both could play. Drake has earned the right. I’m not going to get into why and what, because it’s very close." (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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